Reviews

Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth by Carrie A. Pearson, Susan Swan

lauriehnatiuk's review against another edition

4.0

For those who love trees especially those gorgeous redwoods, this is the story of a tree from its death providing new life in the entire ecosystem including the impact humans have played in the forest. We see the growth of what is considered to now be the tallest tree from its infancy to 1200 years later. A fabulous addition to talk about ecosystems and conservation in classrooms and libraries. The illustrations by a Susan Swan are detailed and stunning and will have readers appreciating the details.

readingthroughtheages's review against another edition

5.0

Celebrating the redwood trees, Pearson details the magnificence of these trees and tells the story of one particular tree that started off as such a tiny shoot, but now grows tall, perhaps tallest, in the forest.
Don't miss the fascinating backmatter. I thought this was really interesting - did you know no one knows the site of 2 trees that are racing to be the tallest tree? Scientists actually will not tell you where they are, keeping the location hidden in the hopes the trees will continue to grow and grow!

jmshirtz's review against another edition

4.0

There is a lot of good information in here. I was a little thrown off by the tall tree falling and then the new sprout being the tallest tree on Earth. I wasn't sure why it didn't just start with the sprout. Berry was very impressed with the foldout, however.