Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker

Item # 150497.

Written by Holly Thompson. Illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura. 

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as architect, designer and woodworker. During World War II, George, with his wife Marion and their baby daughter, endured incarceration in Minidoka prison camp, where he drew comfort from the discipline of woodworking. Once free, George dedicated the rest of his life to crafting furniture from fallen or discarded trees, giving fresh purpose and dignity to each tree, and promoting a more peaceful world. Ages 7-10. 

Hardbound: 48 pp. 


Publisher Release Date October 22, 2024.

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