Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one another. Includes notes on the anatomy of a tree, ways to help save trees, and how to help in one's community.

"A young girl visits an arboretum in the autumn to collect fallen leaves. She identifies various trees by the shapes of their leaves and pastes her collection into her own leaf book"--

"From 1775 to the present, the landscape around a lone oak tree goes through significant changes"--

Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the world as a whole.

Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves.

Little Tree is very happy in the forest, where he is surrounded by other little trees and his leaves keep him cool in the heat of summer, but when autumn comes and the other trees drop their leaves, Little Tree cannot be persuaded to let his go, even after they wither and turn brown.

The seasons change and a little tree learns the joy of sharing.

Follows the changing seasons in a forest as trees and animals are nourished and are dependent on each other.

A shy girl celebrates winter's end by writing a poem to a tree and is surprised when the tree writes back.