{"product_id":"9780995165380","title":"That Tree Talked to Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrees talk. So do flowers, geese, bridges, and fire hydrants. They are some of the best storytellers on the planet. Cathryn Wellner captured the evidence in this hand-sized book of photographs and small-scale stories. Jump on a creative journey with a guide whose connection to the world is quirky and slightly off kilter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Tree Talked to Me\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in the Small Scale Stories series. The full-color photographs and lyrical short tales explore the communications most people pass by without noticing. A head-shaped rock longs for a friend. A fire hydrant spends summer practicing stories to share with the leaves that blow around him in fall. A bird despairs, sure the seed he dropped is the best he will ever find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists remind us our bodies and everything around us contain stardust, bits of the universe that are recycled and reshaped endlessly. The tree that shades us is a relative. So are the rock and the fire hydrant. Small Scale Stories encourage us to acknowledge and love our relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe books are hand sized, just the right size for keeping on a bedside table and giving to friends. Writing teachers will find them a useful tool for nourishing imagination and creativity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Espoir Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030041542896,"sku":"9780995165380","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995165380_p0.jpg?v=1763898938","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995165380","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}