The Crying Trees: Ang Mga Punong Umiiyak

by Mary Ann Ordinario-Floresta, Yasmin S. Ong (Illustrator)

A story about a great grandfather rubber tree who sacrifices himself to save the rest of the trees in the forest.

31 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Mary Ann Ordinario is the founder/Directress of ABC Educational Development Center in Kidapawan City. She graduated from Philippine Women's University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communications. She furthered her studies by taking up her training on Early Childhood Education at the University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City.
May Ann was also a former broadcaster, scriptwriter, and Research Head of DXND- Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation in Central Mindanao. She is the author of 25 children's books. Her book The Crying Trees swept the 2016 Grand Prize inhe Samsung KidsTime Award in Singapore, with four of her books winning the second prize.

Reviews

[Lourenz Pedrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is great the ending is sad but its great

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful but sad legend from the Philippines. Great Grandfather Trees shows great love and courage to save the rest of the trees from the forest. When men come to cut down the ancient tree the other trees shed tears. That is the legend of how we get natural rubber today.