{"id":1170,"date":"2021-11-26T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T18:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T18:13:14","slug":"stretch-to-the-sun-from-a-tiny-sprout-to-the-tallest-tree-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/stretch-to-the-sun-from-a-tiny-sprout-to-the-tallest-tree-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today at Growing with Science blog we have an older book that deserves a second look, Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth<\/em> by Carrie A. Pearson and illustrated by\u00a0 Susan Swan.<\/p>\n

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How do you start a story about the tallest tree in the world? If you’re Carrie Pearson, you start it with a bang!<\/p>\n

Creak! Crack! Kaboom!
\nA giant tree falls, broken,
\nand the forest floor trembles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And with that dramatic event comes the opening needed for another tree to be born, one that will live over 1200 years and grow to about 380 feet tall. That’s about as tall as a 35 story building. Amazing!<\/p>\n

Susan Swan’s illustrations are equally amazing. The trees are the central characters, of course, but she also features many animals of the Redwood National Park, giving young readers hidden treasures to search for on every page.<\/p>\n

The back matter shines as well. Besides an Author’s Note that explains how the book came about, there are many remarkable facts about coast redwoods, a bibliography, as well as information about where you can learn more and what you can do to help preserve redwoods.<\/p>\n

Stretch to the Sun<\/em> is a one-of-a-kind book about a one-of-a-kind tree. It will thrill young nature lovers. Get lost in a copy today!<\/p>\n

Want to learn more? Visit Growing with Science<\/a> for the full review and activity suggestions.<\/p>\n

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

Today at Growing with Science blog we have an older book that deserves a second look, Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth by Carrie A. Pearson and illustrated by\u00a0 Susan Swan. How do you start a story about the tallest tree in the world? If you’re Carrie … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stem-friday-round-up"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pamhGQ-iS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1525,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/rise-to-the-sky\/","url_meta":{"origin":1170,"position":0},"title":"Rise to the Sky","author":"Anastasia Suen","date":"September 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Rise to the Sky: How the World's Tallest Trees Grow Up by Rebecca E. 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