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Gr 1-4 This remarkable picture book delivers a mix of fantasy and fiction through beautifully detailed watercolors. Waiting on a subway platform alone, a boy finds a book about redwood trees and becomes captivated while reading it on the train. As he learns that there are trees alive today that first sprouted during the Roman Empire, readers notice two passengers seated beside him from that period. When he comes out of the station, he finds himself deep in a redwoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Here's a plot straight out of a Barbara Lehman picture book. A young boy waiting for the subway finds an abandoned book next to him. He boards the train, and as he reads about redwood trees and learns just how old they are, he becomes so engrossed that he doesn't notice either the dinosaurs out the window or the Romans sitting next to him. When he exits the subway, he finds himself in the middle of a redwood forest, learning all manner ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In a fantastical visual narrative paired with a straightforward nonfiction text, a young boy waiting for a subway train finds an ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Through a series of creative setting transitions, Jason Chin takes his readers on an awe-inspiring journey out of a city, through a redwood forest, and back home again. The clever book-within-a-book format uses a boy as a stand-in for the reader, who will be fascinated by the multitude of facts about redwood trees and the habitat they both live in and help create. Chin uses relatable visual and textual ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More