Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World
by Iris Volant (Author) Cynthia Alonso (Illustrator)
A gorgeous picture book that explores the cultural myths and stories behind trees all over the world, revealing the beauty behind these giants living among us.
This stunningly illustrated book explores the cultural significance that trees have in different societies. From the olive trees of Athens to the Eucalyptus trees of Australia, discover the place of trees in history and mythology across the world. Every climate, every nation has its tales of trees, true or legendary, that help us understand ourselves and the beauty of the natural world around us.
This stunningly illustrated book explores the cultural significance that trees have in different societies. From the olive trees of Athens to the Eucalyptus trees of Australia, discover the place of trees in history and mythology across the world. Every climate, every nation has its tales of trees, true or legendary, that help us understand ourselves and the beauty of the natural world around us.
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A rather flat compilation of tree and forest legends and myths accompanied by stolid illustrations. (Picture book/folklore. 5-10)
Review quotes
This gorgeous, oversized picture book will create new appreciation for nature, obviously, but also for cultures around the world.
—School Library Journal This one is for all of the nature lovers out there! Under the Canopy not only showcases Alonso's stunning, colorful illustrations of some of the amazing trees that we find around the world but also highlights the cultural context of these seemingly everyday sightings.
—Illustoria Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World pays homage to the remarkable giants that are rooted in histories and cultures around the world. Author Iris Volant and Illustrator Cynthia Alonso celebrate trees of all kinds from the Baobabs to the Hawthorns to the Cedars to the Yews. Explore natural wonders like the Amazon rainforest and discover literary notables like the Black Forest and the Sherwood Forest.
—New York Botanical Garden
—School Library Journal This one is for all of the nature lovers out there! Under the Canopy not only showcases Alonso's stunning, colorful illustrations of some of the amazing trees that we find around the world but also highlights the cultural context of these seemingly everyday sightings.
—Illustoria Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World pays homage to the remarkable giants that are rooted in histories and cultures around the world. Author Iris Volant and Illustrator Cynthia Alonso celebrate trees of all kinds from the Baobabs to the Hawthorns to the Cedars to the Yews. Explore natural wonders like the Amazon rainforest and discover literary notables like the Black Forest and the Sherwood Forest.
—New York Botanical Garden
Iris Volant
Iris Volant is a researcher and writer for Flying Eye Books, specialising in non-fiction for children. She lives in London. Cynthia Alonso is an illustrator and graphic designer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied Design at Buenos Aires University and also taught typography classes there for several years. Alonso is currently living in Berlin.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781911171423
Lexile Measure
1090
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Nobrow Press
Publication date
April 03, 2018
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF037040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
JNF051180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Geography
JNF025000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General
JNF052030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
JNF051180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Geography
JNF025000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General
JNF052030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
Library of Congress categories
Mythology
Trees
Symbolic aspects
Trees
Symbolic aspects
