Elisa Boxer
Elisa Boxer
Elisa Boxer is an Emmy-winning journalist and Sydney Taylor Honor-winning author who has written numerous nonfiction books for children. She has a passion for telling stories about unsung heroes who have found the courage to defy social norms and create change, especially during dark times in history. Her books include The Voice that Won the Vote, Covered in Color (called “compelling from cover to cover” in a Kirkus starred review) and Hidden Hope, which earned three starred reviews and the Sydney Taylor silver medal. Elisa lives in Maine and has many more books on the way. Title: The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World Descriptions: This delicately told, beautifully illustrated true story is recommended by the publisher for ages five to nine — but, in reality, it’s suitable and useful for children of all ages. It centers on a special maple tree whose descendants are planted in many locations, including the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. During the Holocaust, a group of inmates, some of them children, smuggled a small sapling into their concentration camp and cared for it. It was so important to them that they shared their meager water rations with it. Watching it grow and thrive reminded them that, despite their harsh surroundings, a future was possible. […]