Illustrator’s agent: Marcia Wernick, Wernick & Pratt. But Kate did.” Vignettes that include muddy handprints, labeled plant cell parts, and trees subtitled with their Latin names complement the larger gouache spreads, and a concluding note explains more about the inspirational spirit and work of a pioneering arborist. Most San Diegans didn’t think trees could ever grow there. Likewise, debut author Hopkins skillfully employs a pattern in his narrative, a catchy refrain that emphasizes Sessions’s can-do attitude: “Not everyone feels at home in the woods. Especially trees.” McElmurry’s (Mad About Plaid) naïve illustrations are packed with patterns, from the dusty brown houses Sessions views as she docks in San Diego to the teardrop and polka-dot motifs in the trees. Her love for nature dated back to her childhood, where, in school, “she liked studying wind and rain, muscles and bones, plants and trees. Joseph Hopkins which was published in September 17, 2013. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever written by H. Kate Sessions populated San Diego’s landscape with not lupines but trees. Brief Summary of Book: The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Echoing Barbara Cooney’s Miss Rumphius in artistic style and theme, this picture book biography recalls the life and contributions of a horticulturist in the late 19th century.
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