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Zee Grows a Tree

Elizabeth Rusch illustrated by Will Hillenbrand


This story about a little girl and an evergreen tree that
grow up side by side is full of facts about how trees
are grown and cared for on tree farms.

HC: 978-0-7636-9754-9

Use Zee Grows a Tree in your classroom to talk


about fiction and nonfiction writing, plant care,
and more.

• TEACHER TIPS
Zee Grows a Tree
▲ The author uses both narrative and nonfiction text to tell Zee’s story.
Ask students to describe the difference between these two text types.

▲ Discuss the similarities and differences between Zee and her tree.

▲ Have students plant seeds, care for them, and mark their
growth the way Zee does with her tree.

▲ Use the simple index at the back of the book to


introduce young readers to the concept of using
an index.

Illustrations © 2021 by Will Hillenbrand

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