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Trees
This book tells the story of ancient trees cut to become masts for 18th century British ships.
This week’s theme is birds and trees! Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators to use during the COVID-19 quarantine and beyond.
Laura is embarrassed that her mom stops to talk to all of the trees on her way home from school. But the more time Laura spends with the trees, the more she starts to notice their unique features.
Once there was a tree and now only the stump remains. But who owns that stump? From the large, lumbering bear that uses it to sharpen his claws, to the tiny ants that make it their home, the stump belongs to everyone.
Dad says there’s a pie tree growing in the yard, but that’s a little hard to believe. Every day birds come to the tree, which changes with the seasons, but no pies are growing yet!
Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees.
