Livingformorethanfivethousandyears,ancientbristleconepinesaretheoldesttreesonEarth.Interweavinglovely,meticulouslydrawnpictureswithastorylinethatspans5,000years,AlexandraSiyinvitesyoungnaturaliststoexplorethesecretsoftheworld’soldesttrees-secretsoftheearth’sclimate,recordedintheirtreerings,andsecretsofthebristlecones’resilience,asaspeciesthatlivesintheharshestofenvironments.Recordedintheirringsisevidenceofachangingplanet.Avolcanoeruptsin2036BC.In775,astormexplodesonthesun.Lightningstrikesin1122.Andduringthe20thcentury,thetemperatureincreasesdramatically.AlexandraSiy’slyricaltext,pairedwithMarloGarnsworthy’smeticulouslyresearchedmixedmediapaintings,revealsthelifecycleofthemysteriousandancientbristleconepine.Free,downloadableactivitiesdesignedtoaccompanythebookareavailableonthepublisher’swebsite.Research,nature,art,vocabulary,andliteratureactivitiesaddressCommonCoreStateStandards:ELA/LiteracyandNextGenerationScienceStandards.
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