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The eastern United States had billions of chestnut tress. Animals and people depended on them for food and wood, but in the early 1900s a blight attacked these trees killing most of them. Scientists, arborists and volunteers have worked tirelessly for over 100 years to save these survivors and try to make a stronger tree, better able to fight off this invasive fungus.
Full of science and conservation, this would make a terrific addition to either an elementary or middle school library. The story is more exciting than you would think, and I loved how classroom experiments have been incorporated into finding a solution. Contains color photographs, appendices, source notes, glossary and bibliography.
Lisa Librarian
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