b' book reviewsThe Tree Ladytime and research, she was able to find Written by H. Joseph Hopkinsthe right trees to plant that still thrive Illustrated by Jill McElmurry in San Diego today. The Tree Lady is the story of KatherineThe illustrator took a lot of time Olivia Sessions. She was born into show the different stages of 1857. In her early life, KatherineKatherines life. The desert appeared Sessions always felt a connectionin neutral and dull colors while the to trees and admired their beautyforest illustrations were green and and function. During a time whenvibrant. higher education for women was not common, Katherine Sessions went toWe recommend the book to grade-the University of California to earn aschool students. The illustrations are degree in science.exciting and engaging. Katherine Sessions is known for turning a part of San Diego thatThe pages do not have a ton was once a dry, open desert into a beautiful, green, flourishing park. Itisof words. It teaches about now known as Balboa Park.the life of Katherine Olivia We enjoyed the book because it taughtSessions and the wonderful us about how to take risks and to keepthings that she did that allow working through things, even if no oneus to still enjoy the park over else believes that it can happen.100 years later. Many of the students also commented on how the book taught them that if you research different types of treesBy Healthy Roar 5th-grade staff and educate yourself, you can changeEleanor Emlen Elementary School a landscape successfully. Through her One Plastic BagWe recommend the book to grade-school Written by Miranda Paul students. The illustrations are bright Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon and colorful and would engage young students. The picture book also teaches a One Plastic Bag is a story about a womanlesson to all students about the dangers of who found a plastic bag in Gambia inplastic bags, along with different ways to Africa.At first, she was happy using therecycle a bag. plastic bag, but when it wasnt usable anymore she discarded it. As time passed,By Healthy Eagle 4th-grade staff more and more plastic bags would collectJames Logan Elementary Schooland goats were eating the bags. Finallythe woman and her friends decided they needed to do something. They collected the bags and got to work. They worked hard and turned the plastic bags into purses. They sold the purses in markets. We enjoyed how the book showed that the women were able to take the old plastic bags and make beautiful purses out of them. It made the students sad to know that the plastic bags were hurting the animals but happy that there was a positive outcome. The illustrator used lots of vibrant colors that showed the beauty of Gambia and the village. Page 26 illustrations byLorraine Brown-Gause, 8th grade, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal (tree lady)| Chinwe Chukwueke, 8th 26B Y K I D S , F O R K I D S | S p r i n g 2 0 2 3 grade, Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier (trash can)'