One Million Trees, Kristen Balouch
One Million Trees, Kristen Balouch
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One Million Trees
A True Story

Author: Kristen Balouch

Narrator: Sara Young

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023

Synopsis

When Kristen Balouch was ten years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant trees! Kristen, her sisters, and her mom and dad—and their pet, Wonder Dog—flew from their California home to a logging site in British Columbia. There, they joined a crew working to replant the trees that had been cut down. In this story, Kristen reflects on the forty days they spent living in a tent, covered in mud and bug bites, working hard every day to plant a new forest. Young listeners will learn a little French, practice some math skills, and learn all about how to plant a tree the right way! This engaging, kid-friendly story ends with a modern-day look at what Kristen's family helped accomplish: a stand of huge trees growing on what used to be an empty, muddy patch of bare stumps. An author's note shares more information about deforestation, sustainable logging practices, and the irreplaceable environmental benefit of old growth forests—plus the amazing things even a small group of people can do when they work together. A fun story with an important environmental message, this story is bound to inspire kids to get their hands dirty to make our planet healthy!

About Kristen Balouch

Kristen Balouch is an author and illustrator who has illustrated picture books for other authors as well as written and illustrated her own, including The Little Girl with the Big Voice and Mystery Bottle, which was the winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award and Middle East Book Award and was a Bank Street Best Children’s Book. She is also a fabric designer and a literary agent. She lives in Brooklyn.

About Sara Young

Sara Young is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, voice artist, and writer. She attended Case Western Reserve University, where she studied theatre and economics, and enjoys watching horror movies in her free time. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Milton Public on March 31, 2022

This is a truly remarkable tale of how a family helped to plant one million trees in forty days! The author tells of her experiences with her family traveling to British Colombia, Canada to meet up with other like-minded strangers in order to reforest a part of that world where logging had clear cut......more

Goodreads review by Sunday on May 06, 2022

One day after school, Mom handed me and my sisters suitcases, and Dad handed us packing lists. Where are we going? North! What about school? Bring your books. What about Wonder Dog? Wonder Dog is coming. Why are we going? TREES. TREES? A simple narrative about a family who joins forces with others to plant on......more

Goodreads review by Dedra on January 04, 2023

I like that there was lots of practical math woven into this book. Not sure it would be a great read aloud, but perfect for a reader who wants to explore the pages on their own.......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 24, 2023

my six year old and I liked the book although I think his attention wavered several times during the reading. There might be too many tangents and distractions and not enough core text. Still, I enjoyed it and it’s another touching point about the importance of trees and taking care of the environmen......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on April 12, 2023

Nonfiction picture book. This is based on the author's life, when the family left California to be part of a tree-planting team in Canada. For 40 days, a team of 25 people worked tirelessly to replant a clear-cut forest with new trees. The author's whole family went, with her two younger sisters sta......more

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