Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Gravity Tree, The: The True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World
Anna Crowley Redding
Illustrator: Yas Imamura
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Harper/Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0-06-296736-7
Keywords: physics, trees, scientists, discoveries, biographies, apples, Isaac Newton
The source of Isaac Newton's brilliant discovery also inspired Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and many others who have honored this legendary tree. Lively text, engaging illustrations, and supplementary information.