The Tree Lady: the True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever, by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry came via a recommendation from Kiwi. It is a picture book biography of Katherine Olivia Sessions, a woman who did all kinds of things a woman shouldn't do, especially in 1881 ... such as go to college (and graduate with a degree in Science, something no woman had done before). Her interest in trees and in planting them in and around San Diego created the area that became Balboa Park.

I passed the information about this book on to County Reader, who is familiar with the area, and I had relatives who lived nearby. See what Kiwi started? I love sharing books!

Reading Hermit With Dog