fall foliage

Simple text and photographs present the different types and colors of leaves found in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn.

Lists the colors several kinds of leaves change to in the fall and describes what else happens to leaves during the season.

Discusses why leaves change color with the changing of the seasons.

Describes the structure and purpose of leaves, the ways in which they change as part of the natural cycle of the seasons, and the process that creates their autumn colors.

Examines the characteristics of different types of leaves and explains how and why they change colors in the autumn.