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Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Trees of the World
Some trees have lived many lifetimes, standing as silent witnesses to history. Some are remarkable for their age and stature; others for their usefulness. A bristlecone pine tree in California has outlived man by almost 4,000 years; a baobab tree in Australia served as a prison for Aboriginal prisoners at the turn of the twentieth century; and a major oak in England was us...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Henry Holt and Co.
(first published 2010)
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Great history and description of famous trees including record holders. There is also a section on those species of trees in general and then a section on preserving trees. 5 stars for the text, 2 stars for the illustrations. Overall 4 stars.
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If trees could talk, what stories would they tell? Driving to the Maryland seashore as a child, we always passed signs for the great Wye Oak in Talbot County, Maryland. I finally had a chance to see this huge white oak, Maryland's state tree, as a teen. It lived for more than 450 years before it was felled during a storm in 2002. If this tree could talk, it would tell the story of a birth of a nation. The Wye Oak was definitely a celebritree. Preus and Gibbon take the reader on a journey over ti...more
Jun 22, 2011
Beth
marked it as children-and-young-adult-literature
Celebritrees is a great title for a book that is celebrating 14 famous trees. The trees are from around the world. Red Clover readers will recognize Hyperion, the tallest Redwood tree. Other famous trees are thousands of years old, the widest, Buddha's tree of enlightenment, and the son of the tree that owns itself. Quite a tree collection. It will add to the Northern Forest Study of trees. The art is a colorful folk style of painting.
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Booklist 05/15/11
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Jul 06, 2012
Lisa Vegan
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
older elementary school age kids interested in trees, anyone interested in trees
Recommended to Lisa by:
Chandra
I love this book. My only quibble is that I’d have loved to have photographs of all the trees/living trees included. Otherwise, this is an excellent book about some special trees, trees famous enough, for various reasons, to have their own names.
Reading this made me want to visit all these trees, and further piqued my interest to travel to all the places where these trees live. Three of the fourteen are in my state of California, though not all are easy to find. At least one is hidden in sight w...more
Reading this made me want to visit all these trees, and further piqued my interest to travel to all the places where these trees live. Three of the fourteen are in my state of California, though not all are easy to find. At least one is hidden in sight w...more
This book carries readers through the stories of fourteen “celebritrees” which have made a name for themselves. Many of the tress are very old, some are special in different ways, and all are fascinating. Here you will visit Methuselah, the oldest known single living organism on earth, and General Sherman, the biggest living inhabitant of earth, and Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world. There are trees famous for events around them, trees that have objects stuck in them, and even a tree that...more
A nonfiction entry that will work well for both pleasure reading and classroom use. "Trees are the oldest, biggest, and tallest living organisms on earth" and this book covers 14 of the most unique trees on the planet. From Methuselah, a 4,800 year old Bristlecone Pine, to Hyperion, the tallest tree, Celebritrees features record holders and curiosities. The acrylic, colored pencil, and watercolor illustrations have a simplified folk vibe that works well with the earthy subject matter. -T
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I love books that catch me off guard with their subject matter! This book is about famous trees around the world...and I loved it. The illustrations have a vintage look to them and the information is presented and displayed in a very reader friendly manner. I loved the unusual stories and am dying now to go take a tree tour around the world. Who knew trees could be so fun?!
P.S. Someone needs to buy this book for my cousin Mike...I kept thinking how much he and Wendy would appreciate this!
P.S. Someone needs to buy this book for my cousin Mike...I kept thinking how much he and Wendy would appreciate this!
A very cool collection of famous trees. Each two page spread describes the tree, its reasons for celebrity, and provides interesting facts. This would be a great book to use for note-taking practice in grades 3 - 5. Students could take notes on each short page to share as part of a jigsaw activity.
Recommended for grades 2 - 5. These are also perfect time fillers in the library -- I will read just a few sections as a book talk or to end class.
Recommended for grades 2 - 5. These are also perfect time fillers in the library -- I will read just a few sections as a book talk or to end class.
The stories told in this slender middle-grade picture book are fun and interesting, surprising, sometimes sad, often intriguing. The mostly-watercolor full-bleed illustrations have a homey, accessible feel appropriate to the subject matter. The trees are full of critters and the people are smiling and respectful. This is a friendly book.
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/201...
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/201...
A nice combination of two of my favorite topics - trees and history. I really enjoyed the 14 stories of famous trees contained in this picture book. Some are famous for their age, their girth, their height or for the events that took place in or around them. Many of the trees discussed are still alive today! Preus also includes nice end-notes and bibliography. Illustrations by Rebecca Gibbon are bright, expressive and appealing.
PB 8:
Absolutely loved this book! It was cute, fun, entertaining, and informative even for me as an adult! It was well put together and organized, well written, and well illustrated. The information presented was enough, but not too overwhelming. It was easy to follow, and although there was no chronological story throughout the book it was not choppy.
Absolutely loved this book! It was cute, fun, entertaining, and informative even for me as an adult! It was well put together and organized, well written, and well illustrated. The information presented was enough, but not too overwhelming. It was easy to follow, and although there was no chronological story throughout the book it was not choppy.
This is a delightful book that tells the tale of 14 trees that are famous for their size, age, location or cool things that happened to them or near them. My daughter and I each learned things from reading it. Our full review is at: http://patzietlowmiller.com/2012/11/0...
Jul 06, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommended to Snail in Danger (Sid) by:
Kelly Maybedog Hawkins
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Maybe this is nitpicking, but I feel like the part after the title should have been "of America and the World." Half the trees here here are in US states. (More than that if you want to count the moon trees.) Also, I felt like some of the comparisons were out of place for the intended audience. (Like saying that the Little Dipper pointed south when one tree was planted.)
Profiles of fourteen of the most famous trees in the world are provided, including historic and scientific significance. Beyond the informative text and illustrations, back matter includes further facts on each tree, ecological/preservation suggestions, a bibkliogrpahy, and websites.
Really cool book - I learned so many fun and fascinating facts about famous trees! It's the kind of book that will make you drive everyone around you crazy because you pretty much just want to tell them the whole book: "Did you know?" "And also, there's this other tree..." Etc.
Interesting look at some famous trees. I have always loved trees, and miss my dear Bud back in VA--who will be 3 next month. *sniff* I have a strong desire now to see some of the trees talked about. Interesting information. Illustrations have plenty for children to look at, too.
The idea behind the book is great. There are famous trees all around the world. The book explains that trees are important in many ways. Trees live longer than a human and have seen much more history than us. Everyone should read this book.
One illustrated page, with a chatty historical paragraph or two, devoted to each of 14 famous trees. Delightful. Includes a bit more info about types of trees in the back. Would have benefited from photos of the actual trees when possible.
Neat retro pics. Interesting info about specific trees reknowned for various reasons. Text info is supplemented with more back material, which I was glad for. Really want to see a bristlecone pine now! (So ancient and twisty and hardy.)
This book is really cool. I love the facts it gives about famous trees from around the world. The end contains a couple pages of "green" matter, but I was grateful that the book was not weighted down in it. Fun book1
This was an interesting book, some of the trees I knew about and others I learner from. This would be good for starting research on plants or to have during a tree unit to show some life cycle differences.
A very unique topic here, which has really not been done before. I wish there could have been some more information in places than just comparisons to how big or wide the trees were.
I enjoyed reading about the different "celebritrees" in this non-fiction book. I learned many new things hearing the stories that these trees tell.
The first boo from Adrianna's summer reading stack! It was a fun and interesting pick. Highly recommend it!
Wouldn't it be awesome to do this book as a picture book dicussion and then plant a tree afterwards?
I love books about trees, but this book is even more interesting than I expected!
Finally, a title to booktalk on Arbor Day!
One of the reasons I love to read is because I like learning random things that non-reading people don't know.
Celebritrees is a fascinating book about fourteen remarkable trees. Formatted like biographies, each two page spread shares the history of each tree and provides statistics about its size, age, and interest to humans.
The back matter includes additional factual information about trees as well as a tips on tree care and conservation. The paper used for this book comes from sustainable and...more
Celebritrees is a fascinating book about fourteen remarkable trees. Formatted like biographies, each two page spread shares the history of each tree and provides statistics about its size, age, and interest to humans.
The back matter includes additional factual information about trees as well as a tips on tree care and conservation. The paper used for this book comes from sustainable and...more
<3 trees!
I found my self fascinated with each of the celebritrees in this book. Still can't believe how old some of those trees are. Kids will love this nonfiction picture book.
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