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The "Tree From Hell"

The amorous woodsman, Big Smallman, wished only to braid a traditional Christmas wreath for his fiancé . . . shame this put him in contact with the fatal Swamp Sumac.
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The amorous woodsman, Big Smallman, wished only to braid a traditional Christmas wreath for his fiancé . . . shame this put him in contact with the fatal Swamp Sumac.

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  • director
    André Desrochers
  • producer
    André Desrochers
  • script
    André Desrochers
  • music
    Jérôme Langlois

Education

Ages 7 to 12
School subjects
Geography - Territory: Protected Science - Life Systems/Ecology

Questions/Activities:

  • What is special about the wildlife and fauna in the wetlands?
  • What are the things described as “defenders of the Wetlands?”
  • How did the Sumac tree earn its name, “The Tree from Hell”?

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