A read-aloud, poetic introduction to forests for children aged 2-4 that, when unfolded, creates a forest-scape that is as long as a king-size bed!
In this first book of forests for the very young, children are invited to experience how trees, like humans, talk to each other, care for each other, share food, and create a home together. The book further unfolds to showcase a lush temperate forest-scape, creating a true visualization of how trees are connected and form forest families. Back panels offer vivid illustrations of diverse forests environments around the world for a more global context, while secondary text offers more detailed, curricular information about tree science and the flora and fauna that rely on forest habitats.
This artful and heart-warming introduction to forests and the new science of tree communication has a stunning accordion-style board-book format. Housed in a gift case with a magnetic closure, it opens up to create a forest-scape that is 2.47 metres or over eight-feet long – both a book to treasure and a beautiful, fold-out shelf display of a forest-scape, perfect for any child’s room.---from the publisher
42 pages 978-1838667917 Ages 4-7
Keywords board book, trees, forests, science, botany, Science Curriculum, how things work, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
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What did you know about trees and forests when you were growing up? It's amazing what we are learning about how plants/trees communicate with each other and even work together to take care of each other. Yes, you read that right.
How amazing that Peggy Thomas decided to give a gift to our younger listeners by writing a "board book" that will capture the curiosity of many young ears and will open wide the world of trees before them. This is one of those books that unfolds - very sturdy cardboard- and reveals how trees build themselves and even protect others. It's fantastic. For our Champion readers this book will inspire. For our Investigators this book will inform. For our Teamplayers this book will deliver a sense of connection and guardianship - two of their most instinctive values.
I think many adults who pick this up to share with the young folks in their lives will be surprised and then very glad they did because they will learn something in these deceptively simple pages too.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
