Andrea Spalding - A Special Gift

Andrea Spalding

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A Special Gift

By: Andrea Spalding
Illustrations by: Lyle Ottenbreit
Type: Picture Book
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Published by: B.C. Ministry of Forests
Available in: Softcover
ISBN: 0-7726-2498-4

When Jamie reaches five, he is still not big enough to reach the cupboard where the marshmallows are kept, but he is big enough to visit the forest with his father, to find a special gift. They bring back a Douglas fir cone and Jaimie is shown how to identify its seeds, and he and his father plant one. The story gives directions on how to find, plant, and successfully germinate a Douglas fir seed, and illustrates the life cycle of a tree. A Special Gift is humorously illustrated with cartoon-like sketches by Lyle Ottenbreit.

A "print on demand" softcover book available from BC Ministry of Forests.
Contact the Silviculture Branch: B.C. Ministry of Forests, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8V 1X4.

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