AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Shel Silverstein
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
PUBLICATION DATE: October 7, 1964
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book READING LEVEL: 1-8 years old
BRIEF OVERVIEW: As the giving tree, she gives and gives. The tree gives the young boy apples, she gives the young adult boy all her wood for a house, she then gives the old man, as he comes back to commiserate, a seat to sit on, and they talk and reminisce.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: List as many items as possible that are made of wood.
Another activity would be to circle the items on the activity page that are made from wood.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Robert Emond, Valdosta State University
