When Susanne, who lives in the city, visits her grandmother, she discovers a special tree in the forest. She observes unique things about her tree, such as a family of owls, the rough bark of the tree, the fruit growing on the tree, hundreds of insects, and more. She brings her friend Max to visit her tree. She won’t see her tree much in the winter, but she knows that her tree hibernates and that it will be there when she visits next year. Integrated into the text are facts about trees and activities that will encourage readers to learn more about trees. The warm illustrations will teach children to appreciate and respect nature. mjw |
| Title: Under My Tree Author: Muriel Tallandier Illustrator: Mizuho Fujisawa Publisher: Blue Dot Kids Press, San Francisco, CA Copyright: 2020 Original Language: French Translator: Sarah Klinger Original Title: Sous Mon Arbre Original Publisher: Editions Grund Original Copyright: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-7331212-3-1 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 3-8 Genre: Picture Book, Information book Author’s ethnicity: French Author’s residence: France Illustrator’s ethnicity: Japanese Illustrator’s residence: France Subjects: Biodiversity, Country life, Environment, Forests, Multigenerational, Trees |
Under My Tree
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When Susanne, who lives in the city, visits her grandmother, she discovers a special tree in the forest. She observes unique things about her tree, such as a family of owls, the rough bark of the tree, the fruit growing on the tree, hundreds of insects, and more. She brings her friend Max to visit her tree. She won’t see her tree much in the winter, but she knows that her tree hibernates and that it will be there when she visits next year. Integrated into the text are facts about trees and activities that will encourage readers to learn more about trees. The warm illustrations will teach children to appreciate and respect nature