A Tree Is Growing

This book was the most descriptive book about trees that I have ever read. Every page of the book had a detailed illustration of a certain part of the tree, followed by a helpful description. The book even went into what animals thrive off the growth of a tree. The book also mentioned how long it takes a tree to grow, how to tell the age of a tree, and also what certain parts of the tree are used for.

Although there was no central message, it is a great way to inform children about how important trees are for the environment and for us as humans. I did enjoy the book, but it is not the easiest read. There is a lot of big words that young kids may not know.

This is a great book for the inquisitive child (or adult) who wants to know more about different types of trees and their life cycles. The book uses beautiful illustrations which are just as attractive to a child as any fictional story's pictures would be. The story doesn't use very technical language throughout but uses enough technical terminology for a reader to have an informed, educated conversation about the life cycle of trees. The text includes sidebars that would make great extra information for fun facts or that would create great questions. the most impressive thing, I found, about this book was that it was factual but maintained the imagination and fancy-freedom of a fiction story. The book talks of the seasons in ways that show more appeals to our senses and in ways that relates to what we have experienced. This book is a top-notch text and worth the read! show less

we are crazy for trees in this house and enjoyed this book. Reminded me of A Seed is Sleepy or an Egg is Quite. Illustrations like a field guide.

We read this book every year in my third grade class. It is included in out basal. This year we were able to conincide the reading of it with the science chapter on plants and animals. This book is very complex and some is above the students' heads. If you stick to the base text, the children seem to have a good understanding. It's when they throw the captions in that the students seem to get thrown off. The book is working out better than the past because we are on plants in science. The students are connecting with it and will connect with it further throughout the week.

This book talks about nature and goes into a little detail of it. It talks about leaves, what a tree needs to live, roots, minerals, bark, the age of trees, tree flowers and the seasons of a tree. I like this book because of the details and nature of a tree. I would read this book for children to have a deeper understanding of a life of a tree. The illustrations are average and doesn't pop at you.

This book shows how leaves, sap, bark, and roots all play a part in nourishing trees through seasonal changes and years of growth. This is a great book that teaches young children how trees and forests grow. It tells how each part of the tree is a vital part for the tree to form.

This is an awesome book that has many information about trees. It has information about how trees grow, the photosynthesis process, pollination, different kinds of trees, the process of defoliation, and many more information.
The illustration and the captions teaches different kinds of leaves, birds and some other small animals that live in or around trees.
This book is a great book for children to learn about trees. I liked both the simple but informational writing and also the illustrations which had extra information.