The Golden Aspen
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Many years ago, in the mountains of what we now know as Colorado, there lived a small tree. The young tree stood only three feet tall and was so small that the cedars and cottonwoods towered above it. The taller trees looked down on the tree, because it did not have the strength of the scrub oak that lived nearby. It did not have the beautiful blue-green needles of the fir trees that grew in abundance on the steep slopes that stretched up the mountains. Nor did it have the color of the yellow-green needles of the ponderosa pine that dotted the mountains.
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About the Book
The Golden Aspen is a story about kindness and friendship. Friendship can take many forms but kindness and caring for others is not limited. In this story a little tree grows up and because of a single act of kindness to a human being he is rewarded beyond his dreams. And, this reward is something that marks the tree and its descendents even today.
About the Author
Cheryl A. Price has written for newspapers and journals. She is a former librarian and newspaper editor. A biography, written by Ms. Price, was published in 2004. It tells the life story of Thomas L. Thomas, from his years in an orphanage to his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. It has been purchased throughout the United States and abroad and has been read and reread by troops serving in Iraq. The Golden Aspen is inspired by the beauty of the Aspens of Colorado and is the author's first children's book. She holds three masters' degrees in history, library science and communications.