trees

A curious cub named Pip meets an evergreen tree that explains Christmas to him, and by celebrating the holiday together they create a new tradition.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of the maple tree from bud, to flower, to seed, to full-grown tree.

In summer the leaves on the strange tree growing in Miss McGillicuddy's yard are harvested by many people, but when Miss McGillicuddy thinks about needing firewood for the winter, she realizes the tree may have another use.

At head of title: The mystery of nature. Learn how the tiny acorn sprouts first into a seedling and then a sapling, which will later become the mighty oak.

Provides answers to such questions about trees as "How do trees grow?", "How do trees change with the season?", and "How do leaves make food for the tree?".

After Tanya decides to plant a tree for her Earth Day project, her only problems are getting the money to buy it and finding a place to put it.

Poetic introduction to the world of trees in all their variety.

Details over 170 trees with close-up pictures of leaves, bark, flowers, and fruit, including projects and science experiments to do at home.

Explains how the acacia evolved its own protection against browsing animals and helped create a balanced natural environment.

Amy makes all the animal inhabitants promise to leave a tree by Christmas so she can bring it indoors to decorate, but on the day they depart, she is overcome by the silence and her loneliness.