A Tree Is a Plant

Read and find out about an apple tree's life cycle through every season in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes instructions for two simple experiments--to learn about evaporation and tree rings--to engage budding botanists.

Questions addressed in this book include:

• How does a tree get the food it needs?
• What happens to trees in the winter?
• Did you know that a tree is the biggest plant that grows?

Read and find out in the proven winner A Tree Is a Plant!

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author: Clyde Robert Bulla
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/02/2016
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.70w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780062382108
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
Schuett, Stacey: -

Stacey Schuett's artwork graces numerous picture books, including the I Can Read Book Forest by Laura Godwin and her own Somewhere in theWorld Right Now, a Reading Rainbow Book. Ms. Schuett lives in Sebastopol, California.

Bulla, Clyde Robert: -

Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of over fifty books for children, including The Secret Valley and The Story of Valentine's Day. He has been writing since 1946, when he published his first book, The Donkey Cart. Mr. Bulla was the first recipient of the Southern California Council on Children's Literature award for distinguished contribution to the field. He lives in Los Angeles, California.