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The Giving Tree
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Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780060256654
ISBN: 0060256656
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 1992-10-07
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: 1964-10-07
Studio: HarperCollins
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Editorial Reviews:

"Once there was a tree ... and she loved a little boy." So begins a story Of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk ... and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.

This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.
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Summary: Perfect for so many occasions
Comment: This book is one of the best books ever written. I can read it one day and be inspired and on another be discouraged. Its simplicity makes it ambiguous, dimensional, and endlessly fascinating. I am an art teacher for multi-grade unit school and I read this book to Kindergarteners through 12th graders at different times and for different reasons throughout the year. I read it to encourage students to donate to our annual food & clothing charity drive to show how we can keep on giving even when we think we have nothing left. I read it to talk about sharing, and caring, and loving, and friendship, and taking too much. I read it when I want to talk about the environment. It works for everything and it never ceases to resonate with children. Children and adults can all take something away from this book - it is an endlessly giving tree.
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Summary: A Sadly beautiful and lovely story
Comment: I grew up with the Giving Tree and it's always been a bittersweet apple kind of story. I think every child needs to learn his/her effects on others, even at a very young age. I disagree with the other parent about sheltering your children. This story is about every loved one, or anyone who has truly loved another unconditionally, and most importantly in this day and age, or about our mother earth, whom we should cherish for every bit she is giving to us while we destroy her. I'm not usually a "tree hugger," but this book brings it out in me. Children are our greatest assets. We envision so much as such a young age, and should realize the effects of our behaviour then. I remember collecting doodle bugs (pill bugs) in sandwich baggies in kindergarden and not understanding why they'd curl up and would not play. I eventually realized that they didn't want to play - they just wanted to survive. We hide this from our children, but perhaps all these books just teach our children how to learn and appreciate the world around us. I also would like to note that I read this book at my friends funeral, who passed away from lukemia, and every day of her life, she spent helping others. It is Giving Trees that make life wonderful. And the sooner we learn that, the better.
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Summary: Great childhood memory
Comment: This is one of the best classics. I loved this book about about the love between boy and nature. It teaches children about appreciation and kindness. Its such a beautifull book that even at my age... Currently 25, have in my books and cherish it dearly. A must have for any child. I assure you they will love it like all of us did.
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Summary: The Giving Tree
Comment: A child's tale of the morality of going green and what happens when we don't.
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Summary: children's book
Comment: Wonderful book to build self-esteem in young children. Used as a gift but have one also.
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