The Cottonwood Tree by Serena Mangus iep Sweet's relaxed watercolor style and

Sweet's relaxed watercolor style and skillful incorporation of collage

Additional Listening and Reading Sources 180

The collection features tales about greed ("Yertle the Turtle")

such as weddings

The Cottonwood Tree by Serena Mangus iep Sweet's relaxed watercolor style andCottonwood trees grow throughout North America and play a critical role in their ecosystems, yet little has been written about them. In this autobiography, a cottonwood tree tells its life story beginning when it is only a seed in a bed of fluff, floating over a river somewhere in the American heartland, and ending more than 80 years later when it is toppled by a fierce storm. Along the way the seed grows into a majestic tree, spreading its life