Awed by the beauty of the yellow flamboyant tree, a young boy plants one of its seeds and cares for it over many years until the seed grows from a plant into a gorgeous flowering tree.
Text, illustrations, and photographs provide information about trees, covering life cycle, pollination, habitat, harvesting, threats, and other related topics.
The king of the Shadeless Kingdom takes matters into his own hands when the brutal sun destroys the Plaza, and when he sets out to find a way to bring shade to his people he discovers the beauty and wonder of a shade tree. Text is presented in English, Spanish, and simplified Chinese.
Guide to over 300 tree species found throughout Canada and the northern United States, organized into twelve groups according to leaf shape and arrangement along the twig, with color photographs and drawings, range maps, and maps of forest regions and plant hardiness zones.
After a war destroys their Japanese village and kills their father, Taichi and Yumiko find hope by nursing a cherry tree through a harsh winter and seeing it blossom into new life.
"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 oneof her endless series of environmental protests: attempts atatonement for the sins of her father's once vast and violenttimber empire. It's 1934 and Everett Greenwood is alone, as usual, in his maple syrup camp squat when he hears the criesof an abandoned infant and gets tangled up in the web of a crime that will cling to his family for decades"--Provided by publisher.
"[Presents] facts about Earth's plants and trees, including the deadly tricks of the meat-eating pitcher plant and the stinky charms of the corpse flower! In this book, readers in grades 4-8 will learn why these natural wonders are so important to human survival. It includes facts about how plants and trees trap their meals, how they stay safe from danger, and how they help keep humans healthy"--Provided by publisher.
"This collection of stories, proverbs, and poems about trees from around the world reveals that a tree's roots not only go down deep into the earth, but its branches also reach up and out into the universe, connecting us all"--Provided by publisher.
"There's a very special 150-year-old oak tree outside the window of Bea's classroom at Emily Dickinson Elementary School. When Bert, Bea's nemesis, climbs the tree, he gets in a lot of trouble--and that leads to even more trouble for everyone. 'Concerned' citizens proclaim the tree a hazard and call for cutting it down. But the class won't let that happen, and using Bea's artistic ability, they work out a great plan to save the tree named Emily"--Amazon.com.
