trees

Presents alphabetized profiles of 8,500 trees and shrubs, providing color photos, climate zones, physical characteristics, and details on cultivation.

Readers learn about what can be found in the five layers of the forest.

Explores the importance of trees, and what the world would be like without them.

An introduction to trees that explains the different types, how they grow, measuring the age, and more.

The author learned to appreciate nature in a unique way---by focusing on one plant species at a time, then one single plant, and then the single components of that plant. In so doing she came to understand that to really see the natural world is to understand everything in it.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text tell the story of a year in the life of a tree.

"When a couple buys land that includes a large tree housing forest animals, they must decide how to proceed with their building plans"--OCLC.

While staying with her grandfather in his house in the woods, Sophie learns about the different kinds of trees and enjoys the beauties of the natural world.

Contains descriptions of common trees in Eastern North America, each with photographs that show how to identify the tree in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--Provided by publisher.