The magnificent banyan and the green tong lau

The residents of a Hong Kong apartment building find their lives disrupted by a large, resilient banyan tree, but with help from the building's children, they come to value the tree for the shade it provides and its role in cleaning the city air.

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Main Author: Sy, Stephanie Ellen (Author)
Other Authors: Jain, Ishita (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kokila, [2026]
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Summary:The residents of a Hong Kong apartment building find their lives disrupted by a large, resilient banyan tree, but with help from the building's children, they come to value the tree for the shade it provides and its role in cleaning the city air.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Audience:Ages 3-7 years old
Grades K-1
ISBN:9780593858448
0593858441
Author Notes:Stephanie Ellen Sy is the author of A Roof!, You Can't Tame a Tiger, Jia Has a Dog Problem, and The Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau. Like the banyan tree that grows from a tiny seed on a city wall, she has learned to thrive in the places she's called home-from the Philippines to Hong Kong, from a boarding school in the tiny town of Deerfield, MA, to Florence, Italy, where she arrived without speaking the language. She now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, writing stories about the quiet magic of belonging and community. Learn more at StephanieEllenSy.com.

Ishita Jain is an illustrator and designer based in NYC, though she is from New Delhi, India. She is the illustrator of Midnight Motorbike , The Magnificent Banyan Tree and the Green Tong Lau , and several other books. She draws on location and documents the people, places, and stories that surround her. She loves to go on long walks, stare at massive trees, and draw outdoors. See more of her work at IshitaJain.in.