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| Author | Mary and Conrad Buff |
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| Illustrator | Mary and Conrad Buff |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | United States |
Big Tree is a 1946 children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. Written from the perspective of Wawona, a personified giant sequoia, the tree tells its life story spanning 5,000 years. [1] The novel was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947, the first of the authors' three Honors (1952 and 1954). [2]
