{"id":1045,"date":"2021-05-28T06:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2021-05-27T18:03:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T01:03:50","slug":"be-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/be-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Tree!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Be a Tree!<\/em>
\nby Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Felicita Sala (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun.<\/p>\n

And, like humans, trees are social. They “talk” to spread information; they share food and resources. They shelter and take care of one another. They are stronger together.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2021 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Be a Tree! by Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Felicita Sala (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound Booktalk: We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun. And, like humans, trees are social. They “talk” to spread … <\/p>\n

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