Sean Rubin
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth -- Sean Rubin, Hardcover
A deeply moving story about community and resilience, from the point-of-view of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Sean Rubin.
* A resonant, beautifully rendered testament to life and renewal. --Kirkus, starred review
Author: Sean Rubin
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781250788504
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513639 / This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 04/05/2021
Booklist 04/15/2021 pg. 41
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2021
School Library Journal 05/14/2021 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 140
About the Author
Sean Rubin was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the illustrator of The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean, and the author-illustrator of the Bolivar series. In 2018, he was nominated for an Eisner Award for Bolivar. Sean graduated from Princeton University, where he met his wife, Lucy. They have two sons and live in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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