Provides an overview of trees, their component parts, how they grow, varieties of trees, and how we use trees and their products. Includes related experiments and projects.
Middle school principal Walter Russ starts a project to plant a tree on school grounds. Meanwhile, an Italian chef moves into a sixth grade classroom, a sixth grader starts living in a tree on school property, and the school's entire girl population boycotts the boys. The story is told through letters, newspaper clippings, and printed notices.
When tree branches begin disappearing and paper airplanes are left in their place, the forest creatures carry out an investigation to find the culprit who has been stealing their homes.