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A review by calistareads
The Third Gift by Linda Sue Park
4.0
Wow, the scenes look hot with bright yellow and orange light. It has a desert feel to it. This is about a boy learning to harvest Myrrh sap from the trees. The father is an expert at reading the trees and knowing the perfect time to take sap from the trees. That is the interesting part of the story. Later, some Wise men end up buying the Myrrh to give as a present - 3 guesses who the baby is. It’s a well done story and I appreciate the subtlility of the story. The artwork is lovely.
I found it interesting what Myrrh is and what it comes from. I knew it could be a resin, so it makes sense it is tree sap. It's so interesting the way this is harvested. The trees should not be too damaged so they keep living and producing more sap. Fascinating really.
Neither of the children really got into this story sadly. We explained about who the wise men were and how this is part of the Christmas story but that did not impress them. They both decided to give this 2 stars.
I found it interesting what Myrrh is and what it comes from. I knew it could be a resin, so it makes sense it is tree sap. It's so interesting the way this is harvested. The trees should not be too damaged so they keep living and producing more sap. Fascinating really.
Neither of the children really got into this story sadly. We explained about who the wise men were and how this is part of the Christmas story but that did not impress them. They both decided to give this 2 stars.