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Branches of Hope is a tribute to resilience and hope, a gentle way to talk with our youngest readers about the memory of 9/11.
-Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the Worlds Coral Reefs
Poetic and meditative, this true-life fable about a tree that survived 9/11 commemorates the attack while evoking a resilient spirit and the healing power of nature. Ann Magees spare and lyrical text and Nicole Wongs soft-edged art afford ample space for young readers to reflect, to hope and to envision a future where peace takes root.
-Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Newbery Honor book BOX
The branches of the 9/11 Survivor Tree poked through the rubble at Ground Zero. They were glimpses of hope in the weeks after September 11, 2001.
Remember and honor the events of 9/11 and celebrate how hope appears in the midst of hardship. The Survivor Tree found at Ground Zero was rescued, rehabilitated, and then replanted at the 9/11 Memorial site in 2011. This is its story.
In this moving tribute to a city and its people, a wordless story of a young child accompanies the trees history. As the tree heals, the girl grows into an adult, and by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, she has become a firefighter like her first-responder uncle. A life-affirming introduction to how 9/11 affected the United States and how we recovered together.
-Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the Worlds Coral Reefs
Poetic and meditative, this true-life fable about a tree that survived 9/11 commemorates the attack while evoking a resilient spirit and the healing power of nature. Ann Magees spare and lyrical text and Nicole Wongs soft-edged art afford ample space for young readers to reflect, to hope and to envision a future where peace takes root.
-Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Newbery Honor book BOX
The branches of the 9/11 Survivor Tree poked through the rubble at Ground Zero. They were glimpses of hope in the weeks after September 11, 2001.
Remember and honor the events of 9/11 and celebrate how hope appears in the midst of hardship. The Survivor Tree found at Ground Zero was rescued, rehabilitated, and then replanted at the 9/11 Memorial site in 2011. This is its story.
In this moving tribute to a city and its people, a wordless story of a young child accompanies the trees history. As the tree heals, the girl grows into an adult, and by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, she has become a firefighter like her first-responder uncle. A life-affirming introduction to how 9/11 affected the United States and how we recovered together.
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B right sun streamed down onto
busy New York City streets,
and the tree basked in
the warmth.
busy New York City streets,
and the tree basked in
the warmth.
Until something unthinkable happened.
The sky roared and exploded.
Fire rained down, down, down.
Sidewalks rumbled.
Buildings crumbled.
The sky roared and exploded.
Fire rained down, down, down.
Sidewalks rumbled.
Buildings crumbled.
Great black clouds billowed all around the tree.
Silence.
Then sirens wailed.
Time passed slowly.
Buried in darkness, the tree reached up,
longing for the light.
Silence.
Then sirens wailed.
Time passed slowly.
Buried in darkness, the tree reached up,
longing for the light.
Weeks later, a rescue worker spotted
something green among the ashes,
a sign of ongoing life.
something green among the ashes,
a sign of ongoing life.
The tree dug its roots deep into rich
soil again.
Burned bark, like scars, covered the tree.
Winter came, and the tree slept.
soil again.
Burned bark, like scars, covered the tree.
Winter came, and the tree slept.
Thousands of volunteers and city workers
dug through debris
day after day, month after monthat the
trees old home.
It was known as Ground Zero.
People all around the world lit candles
and prayed for peace.
dug through debris
day after day, month after monthat the
trees old home.
It was known as Ground Zero.
People all around the world lit candles
and prayed for peace.
Season after season, the tree grew.
Each spring arrived with warm whispers
and healing rain.
The tree breathed.
White starlike flowers adorned its
branches again.
Each spring arrived with warm whispers
and healing rain.
The tree breathed.
White starlike flowers adorned its
branches again.
Leaders planned memorials for those
who lost their lives.
Families went to baseball games and
celebrated birthdays.
In summer the tree revealed a dense
canopy of leaves.
Birds built nests.
The tree grew taller, smooth bark
emerging from the rough.
who lost their lives.
Families went to baseball games and
celebrated birthdays.
In summer the tree revealed a dense
canopy of leaves.
Birds built nests.
The tree grew taller, smooth bark
emerging from the rough.
Workers constructed a museum and
planted new trees in rows, like soldiers.
People hung American flags and marched
in parades.
Cool autumn air brought other changes
for the tree.
Colors of sunsets gilded the trees leaves.
Bronze leaves, like flames, fell.
planted new trees in rows, like soldiers.
People hung American flags and marched
in parades.
Cool autumn air brought other changes
for the tree.
Colors of sunsets gilded the trees leaves.
Bronze leaves, like flames, fell.
Children chased fireflies and attended
first days of school.
A decade had passed, and it was time
for the tree to go back home.
first days of school.
A decade had passed, and it was time
for the tree to go back home.
Bright sun streamed down onto busy
New York City streets.
People stood shoulder to shoulder in
the warmth, holding hands
and remembering.
New York City streets.
People stood shoulder to shoulder in
the warmth, holding hands
and remembering.
Tears rained down, down, down.
Voices sang loud and strong.
The tree reached its branches toward the light...
Voices sang loud and strong.
The tree reached its branches toward the light...
... growing stronger every day.
More About the Survivor Trees Journey
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States by flying two
airplanes into the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City.
Another plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, and a
fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought
the hijackers. Investigators believe that planes intended target was the
White House.
airplanes into the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City.
Another plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, and a
fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought
the hijackers. Investigators believe that planes intended target was the
White House.
More than three thousand people were killed that day, including more
than four hundred police officers and firefighters. As rescuers sifted through
the rubble at Ground Zero in the weeks following the attacks, one worker
discovered the charred trunk and branches of a Callery pear tree, wounded
but still alive. It was a lonely survivor of the collapsed buildings and fiery ash
that had fallen.
than four hundred police officers and firefighters. As rescuers sifted through
the rubble at Ground Zero in the weeks following the attacks, one worker
discovered the charred trunk and branches of a Callery pear tree, wounded
but still alive. It was a lonely survivor of the collapsed buildings and fiery ash
that had fallen.
When the Survivor Tree was discovered, burned and buried by the debris,
few expected it to survive. It was transported to the Arthur Ross Nursery in
the Bronx, where it was replanted and cared for. It beat the odds and regrew
its lost limbs.
few expected it to survive. It was transported to the Arthur Ross Nursery in
the Bronx, where it was replanted and cared for. It beat the odds and regrew
its lost limbs.
After ten years, the tree was replanted at its
old home, where it stands today surrounded by a
short fence next to the South Pool. Now the
National September 11 Memorial & Museums
Survivor Tree Seedling Program provides
old home, where it stands today surrounded by a
short fence next to the South Pool. Now the
National September 11 Memorial & Museums
Survivor Tree Seedling Program provides
seedlings for three cities each year that have
experienced tragedy, honoring victims of natural
disasters, school shootings, and terror attacks.
These seedlings are cuttings from the Survivor
Tree that have been rooted into rich soil,
experienced tragedy, honoring victims of natural
disasters, school shootings, and terror attacks.
These seedlings are cuttings from the Survivor
Tree that have been rooted into rich soil,
nurtured, and grown into small trees. Some
recipient cities are Parkland, Florida; Orlando,
Florida; Paris, France; Newtown, Connecticut;
Madrid, Spain; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Boston,
Massachusetts. Like the Survivor Tree, these trees
represent remembrance, resilience, and hope.
recipient cities are Parkland, Florida; Orlando,
Florida; Paris, France; Newtown, Connecticut;
Madrid, Spain; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Boston,
Massachusetts. Like the Survivor Tree, these trees
represent remembrance, resilience, and hope.
NICOLE WONG AND DAUGHTER IN FRONT OF THE SURVIVOR
TREE IN BOSTON. P HOTO CREDIT : DAN MEDEIROS
TREE IN BOSTON. P HOTO CREDIT : DAN MEDEIROS
A Note from the Author
On September 11, 2001, I was preparing my
three-year-old for her first day of preschool.
Images of the towers falling flooded the TV
screen before we left our house in New Jersey.
three-year-old for her first day of preschool.
Images of the towers falling flooded the TV
screen before we left our house in New Jersey.
Many young children, like my daughter and the
girl in this story, knew nothing about the tragic
event when it happened because their parents
protected them. The skies were silent because
girl in this story, knew nothing about the tragic
event when it happened because their parents
protected them. The skies were silent because
all air travel was prohibited. It was a day of
overwhelming sadness.
Much like the Survivor Tree, those of us
who remember that day were witnesses to
overwhelming sadness.
Much like the Survivor Tree, those of us
who remember that day were witnesses to
history. Years later, my childrens homework
assignments required them to interview me,
as someone who remembered the events of that
assignments required them to interview me,
as someone who remembered the events of that
terrible day. Like the child in this story, my daughter was in middle school when
the tree was replanted at Ground Zero. I found it incredibly difficult to relive the
images and my feelings of that day. I wish I had known the hopeful story of the
Survivor Tree then.
the tree was replanted at Ground Zero. I found it incredibly difficult to relive the
images and my feelings of that day. I wish I had known the hopeful story of the
Survivor Tree then.
Hope lets the light in.
ANN MAGEE IN FRONT OF THE ORIGINAL SURVIVOR TREE IN
NEW YORK CITY. P HOTO COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
NEW YORK CITY. P HOTO COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
Selected Bibliography
9/11 Attacks. History.com.
The Trees , directed by Scott Elliott (2016; El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures).
National September 11 Memorial & Museum, www.911memorial.org.
September 11, 2001: The Day That Shook America. People , special issue,
September 24, 2001.
The Survivor Tree: A Story of Hope and Healing . New York: National September 11
Memorial & Museum, 2012.
The Trees , directed by Scott Elliott (2016; El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures).
National September 11 Memorial & Museum, www.911memorial.org.
September 11, 2001: The Day That Shook America. People , special issue,
September 24, 2001.
The Survivor Tree: A Story of Hope and Healing . New York: National September 11
Memorial & Museum, 2012.
For my children: Cassie, Grace, and Brendan.
May your hearts always be filled with light.A. M.
For my daughter, Malley.N. W.
May your hearts always be filled with light.A. M.
For my daughter, Malley.N. W.
Text copyright 2021 by Ann Magee
Illustrations copyright 2021 by Nicole Wong
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Published by Charlesbridge
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Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-0329 www.charlesbridge.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Magee, Ann, author. | Wong, Nicole (Nicole E.), illustrator.
Title: Branches of hope: the 9/11 Survivor Tree / by Ann Magee; illustrated by Nicole Wong.
Description: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references. | Audience:
Ages 47. | Audience: Grades K1. | Summary: The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero
and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle
who is a 9/11 hero. Includes authors notes.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020017275 (print) | LCCN 2020017276 (ebook) | ISBN 9781623541323 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781632899019 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001Juvenile fiction. | CYAC:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001Fiction. | TreesFiction. | UnclesFiction. | Fire fightersFiction. |
Resilience (Personality trait)Fiction. | New York (N.Y.)Fiction. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.M325 Br 2021
(print) | LCC PZ7.1.M325 (ebook) | DDC [E]dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017275
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017276
Names: Magee, Ann, author. | Wong, Nicole (Nicole E.), illustrator.
Title: Branches of hope: the 9/11 Survivor Tree / by Ann Magee; illustrated by Nicole Wong.
Description: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references. | Audience:
Ages 47. | Audience: Grades K1. | Summary: The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero
and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle
who is a 9/11 hero. Includes authors notes.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020017275 (print) | LCCN 2020017276 (ebook) | ISBN 9781623541323 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781632899019 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001Juvenile fiction. | CYAC:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001Fiction. | TreesFiction. | UnclesFiction. | Fire fightersFiction. |
Resilience (Personality trait)Fiction. | New York (N.Y.)Fiction. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.M325 Br 2021
(print) | LCC PZ7.1.M325 (ebook) | DDC [E]dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017275
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017276
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