The Tree of Life — Tina Martin

This story book is written by Tina Martin for her daughter Taylor, who is the illustrator.Spend a day with my best friend Lauren and me. Giggle a little, laugh a lot, and have a good timesharing all our fun!~ Taylor MartinA note for teachers and parents: This book is best for the imaginative young reader transitioning intochapter books and beginning to learn conversational text. Learning how to write or read conversationaltext can be confusing for a young reader. The chapters are short and more suitable to a young reader's attention. We want children to enjoy the speed of the read.Also, the dialogue for Taylor and Lauren, the two main characters, is color-coded to make it easier toidentify the speaker in each conversation.From Tina Martin: The book's creativity is in the lovable art hand-drawn by my daughter, Taylor.I know your little ones will enjoy Taylor's and Lauren's adventures and learn something too!Tree of Life is a delightful read for children and adults. It is loaded with meaning, values, principles,and the wonder of a young girl who KNOWS she is loved and that Mom and Dad are always in hercorner, mind, and heart. This book should be followed by many more. Just terrific!~ Norma J. Barr, Ph.D., Owner, Barr & Barr Communication Consultants, Author, andExecutive CoachAs an elementary school principal and educator of nearly two decades, I am inspired by the author'spassion to help young readers navigate the complexities of text by providing a unique and innovative color-coded dialogue structure.~ Thomas Swaninger, Principal - Gilbert AZ