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Publication
Andersen Press Ltd (1985), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 32 pages
Description
An old stump attracts many living creatures, even man, and when it is gone, a new tree attracts the same creatures, who need it for a variety of reasons.
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LibraryThing member kellyholmes
Cute story about who really owns a tree stump.
LibraryThing member icedchai
Genre: This book is a good example of realistic fiction. All of the animals presented in the book would think that the tree stump belonged to them because they were there at one point. The author then invites the reader to think critically about who really owns the tree, which is something that is
Plot: 3 stars
Age: Primary/Intermediate
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parts of debates now.Plot: 3 stars
Age: Primary/Intermediate
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LibraryThing member Whisper1
This is a simple tale, beautifully written by the author and beautifully illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
This is a circle of life tale. An old tree was hit by lightening, and it was split in half.
A woodsman saw the damaged tree, and he took his ax to chop it down, leaving it open for the beetles to
Next, a large bear sharpened her claws on the stump, leaving long, deep gashes in the wood. When a Titmouse approached, she ate a caterpillar that an ant claimed. Now, the ants belonged to the Titmouse bird. But so too did the stump belong to the frog who found a hole in with to clime into.
Later an earwig came along, and so too did a man who was walking through the woods on a stormy night.
Since it was the nature of every inhabitant to claim to stump, the author asks who really owns the stump?
And, in the end, nature belongs to all. And the cycle of life and death continues. As a new tree grows where the old tree lived.
Four stars for a beautiful story with excellent illustrations.
This is a circle of life tale. An old tree was hit by lightening, and it was split in half.
A woodsman saw the damaged tree, and he took his ax to chop it down, leaving it open for the beetles to
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lay their eggs in the stomp. the eggs became full grown beetles who flex away, leaving the tunnels open for ants to make the stump their home.Next, a large bear sharpened her claws on the stump, leaving long, deep gashes in the wood. When a Titmouse approached, she ate a caterpillar that an ant claimed. Now, the ants belonged to the Titmouse bird. But so too did the stump belong to the frog who found a hole in with to clime into.
Later an earwig came along, and so too did a man who was walking through the woods on a stormy night.
Since it was the nature of every inhabitant to claim to stump, the author asks who really owns the stump?
And, in the end, nature belongs to all. And the cycle of life and death continues. As a new tree grows where the old tree lived.
Four stars for a beautiful story with excellent illustrations.
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Awards
Growing Good Kids Book Award (Classics)
Reading Rainbow Program Selection (Selection — 104 — 1994)
CCBC Choices (Picture Books — 1985)
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Physical description
32 p.
ISBN
086264111X / 9780862641115
Local notes
Portrays the world of activity surrounding the stump of a tree, and what happens as the seasons change and the stump grows older.