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The Grandmother's Trees: A Story About Planting for People You Will Never Meet
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ISBN13: 9781996972618
Publisher: Pawa Publishing
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Yaw holds a small sapling and waits beside his Grandmother in the field. Why do we plant trees we will never sit under? he asks. His Grandmother tells him about the great baobab in her grandmother's village-planted by someone who had never rested in its shade. She tells him how she once pressed her hand to that bark, and felt time as something you could almost touch.
Yaw listens. He turns the words over. And then-without being told, without needing to be convinced-he presses the sapling into the earth. Because somewhere in him, he already understands: the gift is not for you. That is what makes it a gift.
Perfect for: Children ages 4-8 exploring legacy, generosity, environmental stewardship, and the profound idea that we can do things for people we will never know. A quiet, moving story about trees, time, and what it means to give.
From Pawa Seyni and Pawa Press, part of the Storytime with Pawa series. A portion of proceeds supports the Sen Yakaar Foundation.
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