Illustrations and rhyming text depict the growth of various trees that represent aspects of life such as peace, courage, love, and generosity, and includes lyrical tree biographies and an index of state trees.
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.
Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees, and other aspects.