Bibliograph

The taking tree, a selfish parody, Shrill Travesty ; illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Type

Label

The taking tree, a selfish parody, Shrill Travesty ; illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

004-008

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The taking tree

Oclc number

457010556

Responsibility statement

Shrill Travesty ; illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Sub title

a selfish parody

Summary

In this parody of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, the Taking Tree is not happy when the boy takes first its twigs, then its apples, and then its branches to build a house he burns for the insurance money, and when the boy asks for even more, the Tree decides it is time to get even

Target audience

primary

Classification

Contributor