A bilingual poetic tale that follows one child/tree from the depths of Mami/Earth to the heights of the sky, telling a story about being free to grow and be who we are meant to be and honoring our relationship with the natural world.
Maiko feels a special connection to a small spruce tree because it reminds him of the old baobab tree at his home village in Africa, and when he discovers the tree is to be cut down, Maiko tries to save it.
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.