The Usborne little book of trees
By: Phillip Clarke ; designed by Michael Hill, Marc Maynard and Kate Rimmer ; digital manipulation by Keith Furnival ; consultant: Derek Patch ; edited by Kirsteen Rogers
Contributors: Rogers, Kirsteen
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780746087589
Subjects: Trees; Pictorial works; Juvenile literature; Forest animals; Pictorial worksJuvenile literature
Description: An introduction to trees and their leaves, blossoms, fruits and seeds. Also describes the living things that depend on trees, from birds and bats to beetles and fungi, and how people use trees. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a tree?; title: Types of tree; title: Lush leaves; title: Root and branch; title: Sturdy trunks; title: A tree is born; title: Taking shape; title: Spring blooms; title: Fruit and seeds; title: Autumn glory; title: Trees in winter; title: Growing old; title: Death and afterlife; title: Wild woods; title: Hangers-on; title: Pine woods; title: Oak woods; title: Beech woods; title: Wet woods; title: Town trees; title: Wood is good; title: Forest harvest; title: Working with trees; title: Protecting trees; title: Trees of the world; title: Tree tales; title: Amazing but true.