Theme: tree

Ravenwood

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

On Arborium, the last forested island in the future, fourteen-year-old Ark, who lives in a mile-high city set in the tree tops, overhears a plot to rob Arborium of its wood, a natural resource more precious than gold.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

This Is the Tree

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

A lyrical description of the ancient baobab tree and how it provides shelter and nourishment to wildlife of the African plain.

Descriptors: Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Toby Alone

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Toby Lolness may be just one and a half millimeters tall, but he’s the most wanted person in his world — the world of the great oak Tree. Toby’s father has made a groundbreaking discovery: the Tree itself is alive, lowing with vital energy, and there may even be a world beyond it. Greedy developers [...]

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In the Heart of the Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

In the center of a small village in India, a banyan tree rises from the earth like a great green mountain. This remarkable tree has so many trunks it is a virtual forest, covering many acres. A place for laughing and bartering, conversing and resting, romping and chasing, meeting and imagining, the banyan is not [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Great Paper Caper

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

When tree branches begin disappearing and paper airplanes are left in their place, the creatures that live in the forest carry out an investigation to find the culprit who has been stealing their homes.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Our Apple Tree

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Here’s a whimsical and very useful look at the life cycle of the apple tree. With two helpful tree sprites as guides, readers travel from spring, when the apple tree blossoms, through summer, when the fruit grows, to fall and the harvest. Along the way, you’ll learn about the life of the tree and the [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Picture Book, Scandinavia, Sweden » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Flamboyan

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

One sunny afternoon while everyone is resting, Flamboyan, a young girl named after the tree whose red blossoms are the same color as her hair, dreamily flies over her Caribbean island home.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Fiction, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment