The Giving Tree Thesis

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The book i would choose to save would have to be the Giving Tree. I think this book is important because it teaches people to give back and not just take without permission. In this book the boy always asks the tree permission before taking anything from the tree.

I believe this book is important because it teaches respect and to be grateful for what you have and to always give back. Shel Silverstein is a great author and his book on the giving tree is a wonderful book it tells how this young man survives and accomplishes and becomes successful because of this tree.

The main characters and only characters in this book are the tree and the boy The boy is greedy and wants everything he possibly can get and the tree makes him realize that he

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