This Is the Tree (Children's Books from Around the World. Africa)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1929132778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is text matched in magic by exquisite and realistic illustrations of wildlife and weather, seasons and survival. A lyrical, poetic, and informative look at life on the African Plain, and the lives which surround the Baobob tree. This is dialogue that begs to be read aloud - in front of a class or in front of a fire. A book to listen to, pour over, and to read and reread.
Miriam Moss was born in Aldershot, in Hampshire, and has lived in the Middle East, Africa and China. A great lover of all forms of nature, she won the 1987 Kate Greenaway Medal for Crafty Chameleon. She lives in County Kerry, Ireland. . Adrienne's books for Frances Lincoln are This is the Oasis, This is the Reef and This is the Tree, Jungle Song and Arctic Song, Rainbow Bird and Curious Clownfish. This is the Tree, was shortlisted for the Bisto Awa
Five Stars Amazon Customer Great storyI used it to teach children about context clues in small group.. Very good read-aloud for study of African Savannah This children's non-fiction picture book is an introduction to learning about the unique Baobab Tree which grows in the African savannah. This book is perfect for use by teachers or homeschoolers who are studying the habitat of the African savannah or about the animals of Africa.The text rhymes and the book has a lo. An amamzing tale of the African Baobab tree This book is an amazing story of an African Baobab tree through the seasons. My kids love it and we often read it several times at one sitting. The illustrations are rich and colorful, all the plains animals are represented. It's a lovely book which links nature, human and animal life in a realistic and engaging fas
More information is presented on a double-page spread at the end. From School Library JournalK-Gr 3-This evocation of the African baobab tree works hard to be both poetic and informational and it succeeds at neither. The book notes various uses animals and humans make of the shade, bark, blossoms, and fruit but readers are left to wonder why the elephant gores the trunk and what the tribespeople are doing with the bark they cut. Barbara Bash's beautiful, informative Tree of Life (Little, Brown, 1989; o.p.) is for slightly older readers. Each sentence begins with "This is the tree-," which gradually wears on r