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Be Thankful for Trees
A tribute the many & surprising ways trees relate to our lives
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Perfect for children aged 4 to 8, this beautifully illustrated book nurtures an early appreciation for nature and environmental responsibility. Ideal for parents, teachers, and anyone wanting to inspire young readers to value and protect trees.
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Age range 4 to 8
What gives you a seat, a floor for your feet?
A place you can sit with your family to eat?
The pum-pum of a drum, a guitar's twangy strum . . .
Tree wood makes music zing, ping, and hum.
Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn’t stop there! Children will also learn about the various uses of live trees and the environmental dangers to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.
Children will view their backyards and parks in a whole new light after going on an arboreal eco-tour in this gorgeous paean to trees.
This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781636550206
Publisher: Red Comet Press LLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 May 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Red Comet Press LLC
Illustration: Color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 195.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Harriet Ziefert wears many hats. A graduate of Smith College, she also holds an MA in Education from NYU. She is the bestselling author of more than 250 children's books and has developed easy-to-read series for several major publishing houses. As founder of Blue Apple Books, she has published over 500 titles, many of which have become best-selling modern classics. Since childhood Ziefert has always loved to swing, but now, as the mother of two and grandmother of five, she must wait her turn. Harriet Ziefert lives in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, where she is thankful to be surrounded by trees.
Brian Fitzgeraldis an internationally recognized, award-winning illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Ireland's National College of Art and Design and has also worked on publishing, editorial, and design projects. Brian Fitzgerald lives and works in Dn Laoghaire, Dublin.
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