Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Tree Is Nice A Tree Is Nice Janice May Udry Briefly describes the value of a tree. OL114926W
Green giants Green giants Sneed B. Collard Describes twelve of the world's tallest trees, such as the redwood, mountain ash, kauri, and Douglas fir. OL15036020W
A tree is growing A tree is growing Arthur Dorros Tells about the structure of trees and how they grow, as well as their uses. OL15299959W
The leaves on the trees The leaves on the trees Thom Wiley Follows a group of children as they enjoy the sights and smells of fall, including the crunchy leaves and those that have changed color. Based on the song "The wheels on the bus." OL16518197W
Arbre Arbre Pascale de Bourgoing Follows a chestnut tree through the seasons as it sprouts from its seed, blossoms, grows, sheds leaves, and drops new chestnuts that will one day become trees too. Some of the illustrations are on cl… OL1897252W
The never-ending greenness The never-ending greenness Neil Waldman When his family comes to live in Israel after the end of World War II, a young boy begins planting and caring for trees, a practice that spreads across the whole country. OL2040011W
Trees Trees Barbara L. Webb Explains the importance of oxygen to life on Earth and how trees make oxygen, and describes the threat of carbon dioxide to the air and how trees help to control it. OL20637654W
Mighty Tree Mighty Tree Dick Gackenbach Three seeds grow into three beautiful trees, each of which serves a different function in nature and for people. OL3517553W
A tree grows up A tree grows up J.-M Guilcher Text and photographs describe the characteristics of thirteen varieties of trees as they develop from seedlings to maturity. OL4554046W
A B Cedar A B Cedar George Ella Lyon An alphabet book introducing the leaves from a variety of trees. OL457895W
Living fossils Living fossils Howard Everett Smith Describes animals either so rare or so unusual, and with such ancient connections, that they deserve to be known as "living fossils." Also includes two trees which were rescued from extinction. OL4649441W
Monarchs of the forest Monarchs of the forest Anne Ensign Brown Discusses the three species of redwood trees, which now grow naturally only in California, Oregon, and China. OL5352478W