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K-Gr 2—Based on actual events, this picture book tells the story of an almost 400-year-old bonsai tree that survived the Hiroshima bombing. The small pine tree began its life on the beautiful forested island of Miyajima, near Hiroshima. A man named Itaro found the tree and carefully removed it, as "a souvenir of this island, of the trees that touched my heart." Itaro cared for it for 50 years and shaped it into a bonsai tree. Itaro's family continued to look after the tree for generations....Log In or Sign Up to Read More