{"product_id":"the-hugging-tree-a-story-about-resilience-9781433819070","title":"The Hugging Tree: A Story about Resilience","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Green Earth Book Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Selected for the New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included in Wordcrate's resilience activity boxTrees hold us fast in their embrace. \u003ci\u003eThe Hugging Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is about a tree that, in spite of harsh circumstances, grows until it can hold and shelter others. It is about each one of us. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOn a bleak and lonely rock \u003cbr\u003e By a vast and mighty sea \u003cbr\u003e Grew a lonely little tree \u003cbr\u003e Where no tree should ever be.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Alone on a mighty cliff by the sea, a tiny tree struggles to grow and thrive. She is nurtured by the sea, sun and moon, and becomes home to a family of loons. But winter ice storms and bitter cold break her boughs and roots. Will she survive? Find out how the hugging tree grows until she can hold and shelter others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even though childhood can be a wondrous and carefree time, children must deal with difficulties as they grow. Those range from minor disappointments like losing a game, arguing with a friend or sibling, earning a poor grade...to significant blows such as the death of a parent or loved one, abuse, or neglect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through all her troubles, the Hugging Tree holds fast. Sustained by the natural world and the kindness and compassion of one little boy, the tree grows and grows until it can hold and shelter others under its immense green canopy. Every day, people of all ages come to rest and sit under the tree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The resilience of the Hugging Tree calls to mind the potential in all of us: to thrive, despite times of struggle and difficulty. To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve. To dream and to grow, just where we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Psychologists use the term resilience to describe an individual's ability to adapt successfully to challenging events. Reading this book with your child can be a way to teach resilience, self-confidence, and self-control and help you discuss challenges your child may be facing at home or school. This book has been used as an inspiration and teaching tool by teachers, librarians, pastors, rabbis, and parents around the world. There are more than two dozen read-a-louds of the book available on You Tube. Children enjoy making their own drawings of hugging trees, with words like \"love\" and \"perseverance\" alongside the branches. They enjoy outdoor read-a-louds accompanied by hugging and being hugged by trees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \"Note to Parents\" by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, provides information about resilience, and guidelines for building resilience in children. A free, downloadable teacher and parent guide with many activities is available on the publisher's website, as well as on the author's website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neimark, Jill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Magination Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433819070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Jill Neimark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780926488651,"sku":"9781433819070","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_c5aca7c4-f6b4-45fa-babe-166a0661976f.jpg?v=1654694712","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-hugging-tree-a-story-about-resilience-9781433819070","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}