Examines the life cycle of a cherry tree, the history behind the gift of the Japanese cherry trees to our nation's capital and the association of cherry trees and spring.
Illustrations and text describe the efforts of travel writer Eliza Scidmore to bring the cherry blossoms of Japan to her home in Washington, DC, in the beginning of the twentieth century.
Mayumie and her grandmother take a trip into Tokyo to see a surprise even more fun than the zoo and more beautiful than the shrine: cherry blossoms flowering in the heart of the city.
