Sentence examples for secret tree from inspiring English sources
Although Standiford isn't breaking any new ground, "The Secret Tree" is a welcome addition to the canon.
"The Secret Tree" takes its rightful place in the now classic genre of "neighborhood kids" that began with Beverly Cleary.
"The Secret Tree" echoes the themes of classics like Kate DiCamillo's "Because of Winn-Dixie" and Louise Fitzhugh's "Harriet the Spy".
(Who is the Witch Lady? Was the twisted ankle suffered by Paz, Minty's best friend, really the result of a curse?) Ultimately, "The Secret Tree" is about friendships — how they grow and how they change over time.
Yet "The Secret Tree" is also a very contemporary tale, one that deals with changing friendships, sibling relations, betrayal and neglectful parenting — while still imbuing childhood with a sense of mystery.
In "The Boy on the Bridge," by Natalie Standiford ("How to Say Goodbye in Robot," "The Secret Tree"), an American girl on a student exchange program in Leningrad falls for a mysterious Russian boy.
In the 16th-century section, Weisz's Queen of Spain sends him to Mexico to discover the secret Mayan tree of life.
4. State their opinions on the policy to keep the location of the Methuselah tree secret.
(The latter, hidden in a conservatory, might be more accurately described as a secret sliding lemon tree).
The Secret Campsite's tree tent costs £95 per night, with a two-night minimum at weekends (though a standard tent pitch costs from £10pp).
Evaluation / Assessment: Students will be evaluated based on initial journal responses, thoughtful participation in class discussions, cooperation in pairs, detail in keeping accurate plant log books, accuracy of papers summarizing their plant experiments, and editorials on their agreement with the policy to keep the location of the Methuselah tree secret.
