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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Yellow and red, orange and brown-- fall is full of color! But why do leaves change color? Illustrated with gorgeous watercolor and collage artwork, this nonfiction picture book introduces young readers to the science behind the many colors of leaves. With a glossary and hands-on experiments.
2) Leaf jumpers
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall.
3) Yellow time
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical ode to that magical time in autumn when the leaves turn yellow"--
Author
Series
Fletcher books (Julia Rawlinson) volume 1
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead a magical sight is in store for him.
8) Leaves
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A curious bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons.
9) Leaf Man
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ride the wind and drift east with Leaf Man in this autumnal classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert, now available as a board book, perfect for young readers returning to school in the fall. Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much...
10) Once upon a tree
Author
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
While observing how his bird and caterpillar friends change and grow, a leaf on a tree finds his own purpose after turning a beautiful crimson color and falling to the ground.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Language
English
Description
Count your way through the seasons! In spring, the tree's leaves appear, one by one. By summer, there's a glorious canopy. And when autumn winds blow, leaves fly from the tree, one after another, leading us into winter. As little ones count leaves, look for animals, and enjoy the changing seasonal landscape, bouncy rhymes and bold illustrations make learning to count easy--corresponding numerals reinforcing the learning fun.
12) Lucky leaf
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After his mother tells him to stop playing video games and go outside, a young boy tries to catch the last leaf on a tree, thinking it will bring him luck.
13) Oak leaf
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids, an imprint of Cameron + Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follow an oak leaf's travels on an autumn breeze.
15) Reading the leaves: an intuitive guide to the ancient art and modern magic of tea leaf divination
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you're wondering about career, finances, love, or health, Salem witches Sandra Mariah Wright and Leanne Marrama are here to help build your intuitive skills and transform your life. Reading the Leaves shows you how to: brew a cup of tea for divination purposes interpret more than 200 time-tested symbols that are most likely to show up, such as hearts and anchors, and what their size, location, and relationship to other shapes mean set an...
16) A very big fall
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Life as a leaf is pretty sweet. The weather is pleasant, the view is fine, and everything just feels fresh. But when autumn breezes begin to blow, adventurous Birch, nervous Oak, and grumpy Maple each have their own way of facing the new crispness in the air. The squirrels take pleasure in warning the leaves about the transformations to come: New colors! And more ... an actual fall"--
17) The gold leaf
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When the forest animals find a gold leaf, they fight about who gets to have it.
18) Leaves
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to plant leaves, looking at different types of leaves, how they change color, and how they help plants survive.
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The girl wants a leaf pile to leap in. A big leaf pile, a huge leaf pile, an enormously enormous leaf pile! She rakes and rakes and rakes, but there are not enough leaves in her yard to make the leaf pile of her dreams. And she can't do it alone. She will need some help. And so it begins: one neighbor kid here, a couple of neighbor kids there, others from down the street. They all have leaves to contribute as they build a pile together in a nearby...
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