Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree

by Sally M. Walker

Book Overview

American chestnut trees were once found far and wide in North America's eastern forests. They towered up to one hundred feet tall, providing food and shelter for people and animals alike. For many, life without the chestnut seemed unimaginable--until disaster struck in the early 1900s. What began as a wound in the bark of a few trees soon turned to an unstoppable killing force. An unknown blight was wiping out the American chestnut, and scientists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250125235
• ISBN13: 9781250125231
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9