National Outdoor Book Award Honorable Mention in the Children's
category
2017 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (National Science
Teachers Association - Children's Book Council)
Finalist for the 2017 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book
exemplify outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration for
young readers
Did you know *. . .*Trees have many talents--they can feed and house
animals, create windbreaks, protect watersheds, and help prevent soil
erosion. Researchers believe they have found the oldest tree in the
world--a spruce in Sweden that has been alive for about 9,500 years.
Even dead and decaying trees and stumps are often teeming with life!
Young nature enthusiasts will learn these and many other fascinating
facts about the wonderful world of trees in Treecology. This fun and
interactive resource includes plentiful full-color photos and drawings
and clear, kid-friendly discussions of tree structures, families, and
foods; the interaction between trees and the wildlife that depend on
them; tree and forest-related jobs and preservation, and much more. With
encouragement to "Try This," "Look For," and "Listen For," kids
participate in 30 hands-on activities that promote observation and
analysis, writing and drawing, math and science, and nature literacy
skills. They will measure the circumference of a tree trunk, press and
preserve leaves, study the textures of tree bark, find evidence of
forest creatures, record their findings in a decorated forest logbook,
and more. Readers from any region will start to take notice of the trees
around them--not just in forests and woods but also around the schools,
parks, buildings, and sidewalks of their town, and in their own
backyards. Useful resources include a glossary of "tree terms," common
and scientific names, a list of tree and nature organizations and
groups, and a teacher's guide to initiate classroom discussion and
investigation.
