The Cottonwood Tree by Serena MangusCottonwood trees grow throughout North America and play a critical role in their ecosystems, yet little has been written about them. In this autobiography, a cottonwood tree tells its life story beginning when it is only a seed in a bed of fluff, floating over a river somewhere in the American heartland, and ending more than 80 years later when it is toppled by a fierce storm. Along the way the seed grows into a majestic tree, spreading its life

Born in 1908

Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Embroidered features

gold foil stamping

the novel is published here in its original English translation

Author: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

as she spends her summers on the coast in Downeast Maine

illustrated by Meilo So

Vertically oriented pages support the illustrations

To America -- Chapter II

the frogs singing in the shallows

"- Jane Goodall