num_pages: 34
description:  Bob lived in the big city. The city was very crowded. A true story about Bob Redman a New York City boy who built a series of intricate treehouses hidden in Central Park. This picture book tells the true story of Bob Redman a child growing up in New York City. Tired of the noise the people and the rushing around Bob took shelter in the natural beauty of Central Parkwhere he covertly built a series of treehouses starting with a simple platform and growing more and more elaborate over time. He played cat-and-mouse with the park workers who kept tearing down his houses until he was finally caught. But his story ends with a happy surprise . . .
language: English
title: Up in the Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses
publisher: Union Square Kids