![]() At book’s end, the child has grown to adulthood and become a New York City firefighter. ![]() The “Survivor Tree” is reborn, ultimately returned to its original site and replanted first responders at ground zero work diligently the child grows and gains a baby sibling ordinary activities continue seasons change and a 9/11 memorial is built. ![]() Illustrations very ably accompany the simple, solemn text, using both double-page spreads and paneled insets they highlight and interconnect the passing of time for tree and humans. Everything changes after they watch in bewildered horror as the awful events unfold on TV. One particular family-portrayed as an interracial couple (mom presents Black and dad, White) and their very young child-stand in for all New York’s and, indeed, America’s citizens and are depicted in opening scenes innocently enjoying daily life. ![]() This deeply touching book equates the tree’s extraordinary renaissance with New Yorkers’ reawakened strength, spirit, and hope in the aftermath of the tragedy. Text and pictures attest to the resilience of New Yorkers and a remarkable tree following 9/11.Ī pear tree is discovered-scarred, burned, and buried-under mounds of rubble after the collapse of the Twin Towers and replanted in a nursery in the Bronx, where it eventually regrows and thrives. ![]()
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