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How Oakland is Bringing the Iconic Children’s Book ‘The Giving Tree’

Name: How Oakland is Bringing the Iconic Children’s Book ‘The Giving Tree’
Uploaded: 2017-03-19T22:56:11.000Z
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” is a classic that has been enjoyed by children for more than 50 years. In Oakland, California, arborists took down a tree’s rotting trunk and broken branches and carved a seat. Inscribed on the trunk is the book’s final passage in black sharpie. The image this month went viral.

Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” is a classic that has been enjoyed by children for more than 50 years. In Oakland, California, arborists took down a tree’s rotting trunk and broken branches and carved a seat. Inscribed on the trunk is the book’s final passage in black sharpie. The image this month went viral.