Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees.
| Call Number | Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J P SCIENCE EHLERT | Junior Picture Books - Science | Out | 12/26/23 |
Details & Subjects
Edition Statement :
First edition.
Publication, Distribution, etc. :
San Diego ; New York ; London : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, [1991]
ISBN :
0152661972
Physical Description :
33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes :
- Illustrations on end papers.
- Contains information on the parts of a maple tree, and how to plant a tree. End flap of dust jacket gives instructions on how to make a bird treat.
Subjects :
- Trees -- Juvenile fiction.
- Sugar maple -- Juvenile fiction.
- Tree planting -- Juvenile fiction.
- Leaves -- Juvenile fiction.
- Seeds -- Juvenile fiction.
- Nursery growers -- Juvenile fiction.
- Autumn -- Juvenile fiction.
- Fathers -- Juvenile fiction.
- Daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
- Forests and forestry -- Juvenile fiction.
- Children -- Juvenile fiction.