Arbor Day: Voices Leveled Library Readers

Highlights presents Arbor Day written by Ellen Garin. J. Sterling Morton celebrated the first Arbor Day on April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. He wanted people to plant as many trees as they could to help the land and the economy. The celebration of Arbor Day had spread to at least 30 states by 1920. Arbor Day is celebrated in most states and around the world on the last Friday in April.