Pavel and the Tree Army

I was most touched by the last page. It’s the author’s note that gives additional information about the Depression era Civilian Conservation Corps, and it pays particular attention to the Jewish immigrant men who participated. I also enjoyed the historical fiction story. I think it gave a good feel......more

Newly arrived in America and desperate to find work to feed his family during the Great Depression, Pavel jumps at the chance to join the newly formed Civilian Conservation Corps. Together with Anatoly, another Russian Jewish immigrant, he finds himself in Idaho, planting trees. Although some of the......more

Very nice book although the eyebrows in the illustrations made some of the characters look sinister when I do not think that was intended. I appreciate most the lesson that children can learn from reading this book: Just like the trees that were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Jewish......more