Fun facts and holiday cheer from the creator of Strega Nona and Quiet.
While picking out their Christmas tree, a couple of curious kids start to wonder where Christmas trees came from. Who invented the first one? How did they become so popular? And how have they changed over the years?
Celebrated children's author Tomie dePaola is here to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Christmas trees--and everything you never even thought to wonder about. With bright illustrations and kid-friendly text, Tomie dePaola's Christmas Tree Book is full of facts, history, and legends.
Instructions on making your own Christmas tree ornament are included!---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0823442386 Ages 4-8
Keywords: Christmas, trees, customs and traditions, history, informational picture book, craft and hobby, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
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While two children help their family cut down and trim a Christmas tree, they hear a lot of fascinating things about it:
* how it became part of Christmas in America * how it started to be decorated * what the first tree stands looked like * why lights replaced candles * where and how the first ornaments were made
They even learn that President Teddy Roosevelt's son hid a Christmas tree in his closet.
Tomie dePaola artfully blends facts and imagination in this companion volume to The Cloud Book, The Popcorn Book, The Quicksand Book, and The Kid's Cat Book.
There are directions for a make-it-yourself angel ornament at the end. ---from the publisher
