Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest

This is a wonderful book and the first one that my granddaughter actually sat all of the way through when I was reading it to her. It tells the awe-inspiring story of Julia "Butterfly" Hill and her tree sitting event in the grand old redwood tree named "Luna". I work for Sanctuary Forest, who is responsible for the care-taking of Luna, so this book holds a very special place in my heart. Make sure to read the author's note in the back of the book; the story of Julia Butterfly, which might inspire you to read her memoir "The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods". Julia is truly a modern-day hero! This picture book is superbly written and illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw and tells an incredibly, true story to our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on through the years to come.

This is an awesome book—well written about how one young woman dared to risk it all for a worthy cause she believed in. I didn’t realize such trees contained so much life inside them! Beautifully illustrated, too!

I love this story! I bought Julia Butterfly Hill's book and wanted to share this story with my young kids. They absolutely loved it!

Great book for kids and environmentalism

The story is dramatic, as it should be. Julia is a legend, and now my child knows it.

Fantastic story and inspiration for the next generation of tree sitters.

Julia Butterfly Hill speaks her messages from Luna , what a gift for children and the adults wise enough to read this healing book.

This is a visually stunning book with an inspiring biographical story. All of shaw's books are award-worthy and show intense talent for writing and illustration.

In der Vorweihnachtszeit 1997 stieg die damals 23-jährige Julia Butterfly Hill im Humboldt County in Nordkalifornien auf einen riesigen Sequoia-Baum, um ihn vor der Abholzung durch ein ruchloses Unternehmen zu schützen. Sie blieb 738 (!) Tage nonstop auf dem Waldriesen und hatte Erfolg mit ihrem Herzensanliegen.Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw beschreibt Julias Geschichte sehr einfühlsam und kindgerecht. Es ist ein Werk mit freundlichen Bildern – einfach zum Gernhaben. Wie kam Julia zu ihrem Beinamen Butterfly? Wieso erhielt der Mammutbaum den Namen Luna? All das und vieles mehr erfährt man in diesem netten Bilderbuch.Der Schutz der Biodiversität muss unser aller Anliegen sein, und man kann die Kleinen nicht früh genug von dieser Wichtigkeit überzeugen. Zumal Bäumen als Lungen des Planeten gerade in Zeiten der Klimakrise eine vitale Rolle zukommt.