Charley Eliot and the Knights of the Woods
What kind of child grows up to change the world? The Trustees of Reservations, the Commonwealth's largest conservation and preservation organization, knows the answer. As part of their 125th anniversary celebration they commissioned FableVision co-founders Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds to write a commemorative-edition children’s picture book as a tribute to a little boy named Charley Eliot—who would grow up to be Massachusetts’ visionary preservationist and founder of The Trustees of Reservations—now known simply as The Trustees. The story, written by Paul and illustrated by Peter, features ten-year old Charley Eliot, who enlists his friends to protect a grove of ancient oaks that are being cleared to make way for a road. He dubs them "The Knights of the Woods," and together they come to the rescue of their beloved trees where they always played. As Charley announces at the end of the story, they vow to protect and preserve all special places—the fields, the mountains, the beaches and the woods for all—and for all time.
What kind of child grows up to change the world? The Trustees of Reservations, the Commonwealth's largest conservation and preservation organization, knows the answer. As part of their 125th anniversary celebration they commissioned FableVision co-founders Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds to write a commemorative-edition children’s picture book as a tribute to a little boy named Charley Eliot—who would grow up to be Massachusetts’ visionary preservationist and founder of The Trustees of Reservations—now known simply as The Trustees.
The story, written by Paul and illustrated by Peter, features ten-year old Charley Eliot, who enlists his friends to protect a grove of ancient oaks that are being cleared to make way for a road. He dubs them "The Knights of the Woods," and together they come to the rescue of their beloved trees where they always played. As Charley announces at the end of the story, they vow to protect and preserve all special places—the fields, the mountains, the beaches and the woods for all—and for all time.
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Story Text © 2016 Paul A. Reynolds<br />
Story Illustrations © 2016 Peter H. Reynolds<br />
Endpaper Illustrations © 2016 Julia Anne Young<br />
All rights reserved, including <strong>the</strong> right <strong>of</strong> reproduction<br />
in whole or in part in any form.<br />
Story Text typeset in ITC Berkeley Oldstyle by ITC<br />
Produced by FableVision Studios, Co-Located at <strong>the</strong> Boston Children’s Museum<br />
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210<br />
www.FableVisionStudios.com<br />
Book Creation & Production Supervised by Julia Anne Young<br />
Additional Design by Julia Anne Young, Keith Zulawnik, <strong>and</strong> Christina Kelly<br />
Printed by Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc.<br />
662 Silver Street, Agawam, MA 01001<br />
This 125th Anniversary Commemorative Book was published by<br />
The Trustees, Long Hill, 572 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915<br />
www.<strong>the</strong>trustees.org<br />
This book is dedicated to <strong>the</strong> many people over <strong>the</strong> years<br />
who have helped conserve <strong>and</strong> protect <strong>the</strong> beautiful <strong>and</strong><br />
culturally significant properties in <strong>the</strong> care <strong>of</strong> The Trustees.<br />
Like Charles <strong>Eliot</strong>, <strong>the</strong>y have made our world a better place.<br />
Special Thanks<br />
This collector’s edition storybook has been produced in a special collaboration<br />
between Boston-based FableVision <strong>and</strong> The Trustees to celebrate its 125th<br />
anniversary. The storybook was crafted by FableVision’s founders, Peter H. Reynolds<br />
<strong>and</strong> Paul A. Reynolds, with illustration <strong>and</strong> design support from Julia Anne Young.<br />
Bridgeport National Bindery, located in Agawam, MA, proudly printed <strong>the</strong> book —<br />
waiving a host <strong>of</strong> normal fees, <strong>and</strong> printing extra copies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book at no charge.<br />
Special thanks to Michele Brennan at BNB for reaching out to Finch Paper to secure<br />
<strong>the</strong> paper donation for this edition.<br />
Finch Paper, operating in Glens Falls, New York, for over 150 years, has managed<br />
forestl<strong>and</strong>s for over 100 years <strong>and</strong> continues to care for <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong> on behalf <strong>of</strong><br />
The Nature Conservancy ® as well as o<strong>the</strong>r l<strong>and</strong>owners.
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