The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

 This wordless book depicts the different centuries a tree and river endure human "progress". I love the ending! I like Mr. Becker's Journey trilogy better.

-Borrowed from the library.

This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin

 The Callery pear tree ,which grew at the base of the Twin Towers, relates the horrific events of 9/11 and its recovery.  

The illustrations are powerful.

Consideration: In the author's note Mr. Rubin attributes one part of the tree's healing "through its own inner strength".  He also stated the tree was a creature.  

-Borrowed from the library.

Hike by Pete Oswald*

A wordless picture book

 My ten-year old and I thoroughly enjoyed the detailed illustratons as we asked questions and made predictions and inferences.  

A boy and his father arise early in the morning for a hike.  As the reader studies the pages, he will discover that the hike is very special with a family history attached to it.

*Highly recommend.

-Borrowed from the library.

Strategies: asking questions, making predictions, making inferences