Books with title The Little Maple Tree

How scary it is to feel so alone, so out of place in a new unfamiliar environment? What does a tiny tree need to know to grow up tall and strong? The Little Tree is such a poignant story written about finding strength and hope while trying to survive by remembering advice from a loving parent: how growing your own network of roots will help you to depend on them. The Little Tree is a heartwarming story that will touch children and their parents alike.

The Little Tree presents the story of a tiny seed that struggles to survive in an unfamiliar and lonely place. Relying on the wisdom of her mother's advice to grow strong and widespread roots, she finds that she is able to grow into a tree, strong enough even to help little birds by offering them a resting place and a home among her branches. As she grows taller, she learns that other trees are growing not far from her; they had been there all the time, but in order for her to discover them she first had to rely on her own strength and determination. The lessons of The Little Tree offer hope and encouragement to readers of all ages who face personal struggles.

A little girl discovers a tree in the playground of her school that is little like she is.When she talks to the tree, the tree talks back to her and says, "use your imagination, and don't forget to dream, then close your eyes and just believe and you'll see things other people can't see." The little girl does close her eyes and she does believe and she does see things other people can't see.

The Little Green Tree is a modern parable, that is, an allegory designed to illustrate and teach truths, spiritual principles, or moral lessons. This parable presents a fresh but profound view concerning the central theme, the dangers of disobedience as it successfully captures the challenges of parenting. This powerfully moving story, written as a poem, offers believable, everyday moments between mother and son. The compelling subject of the short tale is about the relationship between the mother tree and her son. The Little Green Tree takes readers and listeners-both children and adults-on an imaginary journey into a mother's understanding heart and a son's rebellious spirit that reveals both joy and pain. Lesser themes are living responsibly, enlightened self interest, and personal power through awareness. Readers and listeners, alike, will witness the love and caring of both the mother tree and her self-destructive offspring. Unfortunately, the son fails to take his mother's knowledge, ancient wisdom, and perspective into account. It is sad, but it is also uplifting because of its honest statements of pure, natural truths concerning the universal laws that govern our time-space-reality. With candor, this powerful, practical, and poignant story is written as a lyrical poem with 18 verses written in octaves. The vibrant narrative style, characterized by the fun-to-read rhymes, will help children and their parents to understand the enchanting tale. Succeeding on multiple levels, it is a story about nature and nurture. It is about compassionate parenting. Note that the little green tree is reared in an emotionally safe and caring environment; thus, the community is a major character. Because there is not a page that fails to grip the reader and the listener, dialogue will be initiated between parent and child. The Little Green Tree is an essential book for teaching and entertaining toddlers to pre-teens.

These captivating little books for K-2 children are filled with delightful rhymes, humorous stories, exciting plot lines, and beautiful illustrations. Designed to promote early success in reading, they are uncomplicated, with easy-to-read type, bright and engaging illustrations, and language repetition to reinforce fundamental reading skills. Dominie Readers have amusing and engaging story lines, with delightful characters that motivate children to read and develop comprehension. With a good mix of humor, appropriate for young readers, the books help build rich vocabulary through interesting events. Youngsters particulary love the imaginative rhymes and rhythmic language in Dominie Readers, which cover a broad range of genres. Suitable for small group and independent reading, as well as whole-class instruction, these readers support the researched skills highlighted in the Reading First initiative.

In a place where hope left with the arrival of soldiers a group of homeless boys becomes family for an abandoned little girl. Determined that she have her first Christmas tree Johann the oldest of the boys drags home a thin scrap of a tree. Decorated with shiny bits of broken glass and discarded foil the children hang their wishes on its weary branches-and a little girl discovers the magic and love of Christmas amidst the rubble of war

The Little Pine Tree is very sad, having grown up away from all the other trees. His only wish is to have a purpose and be a blessing to mankind. So when a group of soldiers come and cut him down, hes thrilled. But when the Little Pine Tree is used for a terrible job, he doesnt know what hell do next. How can he be a blessing as he had hoped anymore? Find out how he overcomes even the most tragic of situations in The Little Pine Tree.