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Champion
by Sally M. Walker
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-12523-1
Keywords: Fungus, Plant breeding
A compelling, inspiring account of ingenious, scientific efforts to end the killing blight and restore this North American indigenous tree that once provided food and shelter for people and animals. Photographs, source notes, primary sources.