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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the highest branch and leaf down to the complex "wood wide web" of roots, every part of a tree plays an important role in its own growth and the habitat of the whole forest or woodland. Did you know that trees take care of each other and that the whole forest is connected? The Magic and Mystery of Trees takes children on a fascinating journey of exploration, showing them just how special these mighty organisms are. Discover how they communicate...
63) Wonderfall
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows the story of a single tree through the changing of the seasons from fall to winter, as people, animals, and vehicles pass in front of the tree, celebrating holidays, playing in the leaves, and building nests. Includes blended words.
64) Save the trees
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Short or tall, young or old, trees give us food, shelter, and places to play. Find out what trees need to grow and how you can help take care of them."--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Once, farmers knew how to make a living hedge and fed their flocks on tree-branch hay. Rural people knew how to prune hazel to foster abundance: both of edible nuts, and of straight, strong, flexible rods for bridges, walls, and baskets. Townspeople cut their beeches to make charcoal to fuel ironworks. Shipwrights shaped oaks to make hulls. No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would sprout again. Pruning...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When Mother Pin Oak, the hub tree of a deciduous forest wakes to crisp, spring air and cannot seem to stir her Little Pin Oak growing beside her, she seeks help from other members her forest community. As the rest of the forest slowly awakens, they come to Little Pin's aid: a busy squirrel carries Mother Pin's message through the forest; a vole digs tunnels in the soil, enabling nutrients to reach Little Pin's roots; a melted spring provides the...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, fallen from a ladder and sprawled on his broken back, calling out from the concrete floor of an empty mansion. It's 1974 and Willow Greenwood is out of jail, free after being locked up for one of her endless series of environmental protests:...
Author
Publisher
Watkins
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Aimed at tree lovers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated handbook is the first guide to foraging specifically from trees, looking at all the incredible things we can get and make from them, from food and remedies to toys, whistles and ink.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Maggie visits the Christmas tree man on Liberty Street, then brings her brothers, sister, and finally her parents, as they each dream their own dreams of what it means to have a Christmas tree in the city.
74) Are trees alive?
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to trees that compares parts of a tree to parts of the human body, with illustrations and brief descriptions of trees found around the world.
75) The tree told me
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What can be learned from a tree? If we watch and listen... a tree has much to teach us about life--like how you can be small and strong at the same time and how to weather the storms. The author, a philosopher, offers an intriguing look at how children can navigate this thing we call "life" as they grow and change.
Author
Series
Peterson field guide volume 11
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
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.
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