Big Tree is a children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. In the book a personified 5,000-year-old giant sequoia tells its life story.[1] The novel was first published in 1946 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947.[2] It may have been inspired by the Wawona Tree.
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edit- ^ The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, second edition, 2001, p. 146
- ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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