wood

An imaginative girl spies a piece of wood and tries to get it to play with her, but the piece of wood would rather be napping.

Who builds the things we use daily? A Carpenter! Read all about these important community helpers.

Read and learn about how thick trees are turned into thin sheets of paper.

Examines paper-making, the process by which trees are transformed into materials for writing, printing, and packaging.

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

Presents an introduction to wood, looking at what it is, where it comes from, how it is processed, its different types, and how it is used; and features discussion of wood conservation. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a list of books for additional information.

Explains what wood is and where it comes from, looks at the processes of cutting down trees and sawing the wood into boards, examines the use of wood in building, making paper, and other purposes, and discusses recycling.

Simple text and photographs look at how carpenters use wood.

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