Why Did They Knock Down the Trees, Daddy?
Summary
Why Did They Knock Down the Trees, Daddy?
Three verses verbalise the answer to the child’s question, while exploring the motif of cars as a symbol for the standard of living and environmental pollution.
Critical edition
Thiele, Colin Milton. "Why Did They Knock Down the Trees, Daddy?" Shades of Green: A Dazzling Collection of Poems for Children, edited by Anne Harvey, Red Fox, 1993. 14 l., ISBN 9780099255215