When nine-year-old Tess invites her friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate her beloved maple tree's life before it must be cut down, she learns that it has meant a lot to other people, as well.
An introduction to the basic concepts of food production, distribution, and consumption by tracing the production of maple syrup from maple trees to the finished product.
Traces the life cycle of a sugar maple tree from seed to full-grown plant and examines what his tree needs to grow and reproduce. Includes full-color illustrations, a list of fun facts, a glossary, and further reading sources.