Illustrations and text describe the efforts of travel writer Eliza Scidmore to bring the cherry blossoms of Japan to her home in Washington, DC, in the beginning of the twentieth century. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.1 ATOS Book Level: 4 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 144489EN Reading Counts Level: 3.2 Reading Counts Points: 2 Lexile Measure: 670 Lexile Code: AD (Adult Directed).