The Tree Lady - Online Book Club
Welcome to our online book club for grades K-3! We are excited for you to join us in reading The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins.
Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!
Kits are ready for pickup beginning Monday, November 2! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!
All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!
"The Tree Lady" by H. Joseph Hopkins
"Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city."
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
More about the author, artist, Kate Sessions, and Balboa Park:
Living on Ink’s interview with H. Joseph Hopkins:
Illustrator Jill McElmurry’s legacy site:
Kiddle Encyclopedia’s page on Kate Sessions:
The Kate Sessions Commitment site:
San Diego’s Balboa Park’s site:
Included as well: a word search, a maze, and a coloring page from Balboa Park!
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!
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