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Listening to Trees | George Nakashima Woodworker

Sale price$19.00
Listening to Trees is a poetic and moving picture book biography celebrating the life and work of the visionary Japanese American woodworker George Nakashima.
  • Suitable Ages: 7+
  • Dimensions: 10.5" L x 10.25" W x 0.375" H
  • Ships Immediately
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While gift wrapping is complimentary, we do charge a $1.00 donation benefitting 1% for the Planet

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Listening to Trees | George Nakashima Woodworker

Ardmore, PA

pickup available, usually ready in 4 hours

2 E. Lancaster Avenue
Floor 1
Ardmore PA 19003
United States

6106492909

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While our gift wrap is complimentary, we do charge a $1 donation benefitting 1% For the Planet.

Questions? Don't hesitate to contact us.

gift wrapping

Gift Wrapping

We believe the presentation of the gift you've selected to give is as important as the gift itself, and is why our gift wrapping is always available (size permitting, of course).

Whether you purchase your gifts from us in our physical shoppe or here online, we want to ensure your gift is beautifully presented and ready to give. Above, you'll find the gift wrapping paper selection we currently offer (note, unless you specifically mention ribbon color in the "Notes" section of your Shopping Cart, we will choose the ribbon color for each item you'd like gift wrapped). 

While our gift wrap is complimentary, we do charge a $1 donation benefitting 1% For the Planet.

Questions? Don't hesitate to contact us.

Listening to Trees is a poetic and moving picture book biography celebrating the life and work of the visionary Japanese American woodworker George Nakashima. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as an 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 elegant furniture from fallen or discarded trees, giving fresh purpose and dignity to the wood and promoting a more peaceful world. Today, his pieces are displayed in museums and greatly coveted by collectors. His studio, now helmed by his daughter Mira, is still active in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Author Holly Thompson narrates Nakashima’s life using haibun, a combination of haiku and prose, which twines smoothly through Toshiki Nakamura’s earthy illustrations. A foreword by Mira Nakashima and robust back matter will deepen young readers’ understanding of woodworking and poetry, and offer added insights to the work of a master artisan.

Listening to Trees | George Nakashima Woodworker measures 10.5" L x 10.25" W x 0.375" H and is 48 pages long. 

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