A Tree Is a Community
by David L Harrison (Author) Kate Cosgrove (Illustrator)
A tree is more than just a plant, but a whole ecosystem hiding in plain sight, on street corners and in backyards everywhere.
Discover how one tree provides shelter, food, and clean air to a host of animals and insects. Robins build their nest in the branches and bees gather nectar from flowers. The tree keeps its neighborhood clean, healthy, and safe. Leaves clean the air and roots keep the dirt from washing away. The tree’s residents are safe through thunderstorms and changing seasons. This home is built to last!
Those buds POP open
and bees BUZZ
and rain SPLASHES
and sun SIZZLES
Author David L. Harrison’s lively, rhythmic text informs and excites readers about the ecosystem of trees. Illustrator Kate Cosgrove’s lush and dynamic illustrations color a charming world aglow with life. This award-winning team, from And the Bullfrogs Sing and The Dirt Book, are back with another picture book that invites young readers into the natural world around them. A Tree Is a Community is perfect for the budding naturalist.
The Books for a Better Earth™ collection is designed to inspire young people to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on. Focusing on solutions to climate change challenges and human environmental impacts, the collection looks at how scientists, activists, and young leaders are working to safeguard Earth’s future.
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Kirkus
An effervescent appreciation of all that trees do and are.
ALA/Booklist
This lovely tribute to trees and the roles they play in ecosystems combines sparse, elegant text with warm, expressive illustrations that will fully engage young audiences
JNF037040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
Biotic communities
