How cool is this? 

​To Carrie Pearson,
              Thank you for sending me a copy of Stretch to the Sun and thank you for helping to spread the love of the natural world to future generations. Rosalyn joins me in sending you our best wishes for continued success.
                                                                         Sincerely,
                                                                        Jimmy Carter

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From STRETCH TO THE SUN: FROM A TINY SPROUT TO THE TALLEST TREE ON EARTH

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Thank you to the Michigan Reading Association for the honor of the Gwen Frostic Award! For more info about Gwen and the Award, click HERE.

New! Stretch to the Sun book trailer!

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Books:
​Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth (Charlesbridge) is available at Indiebound, my favorite local indie, Snowbound Books, and other booksellers.  For more information and the awesome book trailer produced by Pookyhonk Productions, click HERE.
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Selected for the Great Lakes, Great Reads literary program! Winner of a Gelett Burgess Award in the Nature For All Ages Category! Click on the book jacket for the trailer created and produced by illustrator, Christina Wald. Available through your favorite bookseller.
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A Cool Summer Tail, about how animals adapt to heat, is available now through your favorite bookseller!
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