In a small village, there stands a very tall tree, with leaves of many different colors, shapes, and sizes. The Rainbow Trees leaves reflect the sun rays into everyones home and make the villagers happy. But nearby, in small black cottage with a big black fence and black furniture, there lives an old woman, eating black bean soup and dark pumpernickel bread. Everything is dark and gloomy for her, and she is sad and lonely, for no one in the village has visited her for more than one hundred years. One night, when no one is around, the old woman paints the leaves of the Rainbow Tree black, which makes the villagers sad and gloomy. The villagers are afraid of the old woman, but a small boy named Miguel decides to go visit her anyway. Can Miguel find a way to bring back the Rainbow Trees colorsand help the people of the village learn a valuable lesson? In this childrens story, when a lonely old lady paints the leaves of the villages Rainbow Tree black, a little boy pays her a visit and helps the villagers learn the value of kindness.

This delightful and informative book takes complex material about trees and pares it down to the basic facts that children can understand and enjoy. Full color.

"In this story, Ruby and Charlie discover a magical rainbow tree. The children take bark from the tree, which starts to destroy its beauty. The book describes how they begin to fix the tree and concludes by depicting the importance of conservation and sustainability within our own environments. This story invites children into a magical rainforest and at the same time teaches an important life lesson"--Synopsis.

Portrays the world of activity surrounding the stump of a tree, and what happens as the seasons change and the stump grows older

A collection of craft ideas for kids that create a minimum of mess.