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Item Nr: B 126079 Title: Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Walker, Sally M
Length: 136 Prod/Pub: Henry Holt and Company
Copyright: 2018 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 2 Loan Period: 42 days
 
  American chestnut trees were once found far and wide in North America's eastern forests. They towered up to one hundred feet tall, providing food and shelter for people and animals alike. For many, life without the chestnut seemed unimaginable until disaster struck in the early 1900s. What began as a wound in the bark of a few trees soon turned to an unstoppable killing force. An unknown blight was wiping out the American chestnut, and scientists felt powerless to prevent it. But the story doesn't end there. Today, the American chestnut is making a comeback. A narrative tale of loss, restoration, and the triumph of human ingenuity. IL 6-12. AR 7.6. RC 9.6. Lexile 1070.

  Subjects:
  222 - BOTANY
  402 - DISEASES
  1664 - EXTINCTION
  1993 - GRADE 6 (RANDOM ORDER)
  1954 - JUVENILE NONFICTION
  1680 - LEXILE 1000-1099
  867 - PLANTS
  1840 - PRIMARY SOURCES
  967 - SCIENCE
  1078 - TREES