Christmas Tree Farm
Snowshoe Trek to Otter River
December 31, 2001
Christmas Tree Farm
by David Budbill
Pictures by Donald Carrick
(Atheneum, 1974)
W here do Christmas trees come from? How do they get to the city? What conservation measures are taken? This behind-the-scenes visit to a Christmas tree farm in Vermont has the answers. Realistic drawings reflect he changing seasons as the story follows the cycle of a tree from spring transplanting through mowing, pruning, and finally the felling of a year’s crop and the transporting to children everywhere.
Pictures by the late and renowned children’s book illustrator Donald Carrick.
CHRISTMAS TREE FARM
a Kirkus Choice for 1974
“Evocative…strangely loving…”
- Scientific American
“Informative…a refreshingly peaceful change of pace from many of our frenetic Christmas stories.”
- New Books for Elementary Grades in Baltimore
“Refreshingly straightforward.”
- The Detroit Free Press
“Fascinating and understandable to younger children”
- Elementary English
“Understated and satisfying…”
- Kirkus Review
“An excellent, very informative book.”
- Sioux-Falls Argus-Leader
“Interesting….By means of colorful illustrations and simple text this book gives children an excellent book about Christmas trees and where they come from.”
- La Crosse (Wisconsin) Book Gleanings