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Pavel and the Tree Army
by Heidi Smith Hyde
Illustrator: Elisa Vavouri
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Kar-Ben/Lerner
ISBN: 978-1-5124-4446-9
Keywords: Immigration, Civil Conservation Corps., Great Depression
During the Depression, a Russian Jewish immigrant joins the Civilian Conservation Corps. He learns to plant trees and face down bigotry. Author's note. Expressive figures in watercolor illustrations.