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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.