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Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A tree's life story is told from its beginnings as a seed to its survival in the wilderness until it finally falls, but continues its life as a log, an animal habitat, and finally decomposes to provide nutrition for future trees.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Through a variety of poetic forms, readers journey across the continental United States to visit 14 historic tree sites. Trees include the Emancipation Oak in Virginia to the Methuselah tree in California. Facts cover geography, history, and nature"--
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lily wants a tree for her birthday. Although she and her father live in a tiny dark apartment, she promises to give it water and sun and air. But after she receives her tree--whom she names George--even Lily can't imagine how their daily walks will change the neighborhood! With George in a wagon, the two friends explore Lily's street, greeting neighbors who are happy to sit in George's shade. It turns out he's the only tree on the street! Soon Lily's...
Author
Publisher
Flyaway Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kari’s favorite parts of summer are eating juicy fruit from the delicia tree and listening to stories from Old Otis. But now the last remaining delicia is in danger. What if this beloved tree dies out? Is there anything one girl can do? With inspiration, information, and a pocketful of seeds, Kari sets out to craft a surprise for Otis―and for the future."--
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Mother Pin Oak wakes to crisp, spring air and cannot seem to stir her Little Pin Oak growing beside her, she seeks help from other members of her forest community. A vole digs tunnels in the soil, enabling nutrients to reach Little Pin’s roots; a melted spring provides the sapling with a refreshing drink; fungi pass on nourishment through their underground network. Little by little their forest family gives as much as it can and then, they...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that represent the challenges facing our planet, and the ways that scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future. The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history--from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobotanists, indigenous peoples, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying...
Author
Series
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Little Brown Nut starts with a large fruit falling from the tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest. Inside is a little brown Brazil nut, surrounded by 20 others. It sits and waits for an agouti, a rodent with teeth so strong that it can free the nut from its hard casing. The story of the Brazil nut tree and the agouti is told clearly and carefully, with facts about germination, photosynthesis, seed dispersal. The narrative progresses in a way that...
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