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This Tree Counts!
If you listen carefully to the lone tree behind Oak Lane School, it has a story to tell, about... one owl, two spiders, three squirrels, four robins, five caterpillars, six ants, seven crickets, eight flies, nine ladybugs, and ten earthworms, all living safe and free in their tree home.
What does this tree need? The children know-it needs friends!
Alison Formento's gentle s...more
What does this tree need? The children know-it needs friends!
Alison Formento's gentle s...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 2010
by Albert Whitman & Company
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In this simple text, readers count the number of animals--one owl, two spiders, three squirrels, all the way up to ten earthworms--that rely on the tree in the backyard of Oak Lane School. The words the author has chosen to describe the activity of the animals help readers pay attention to how the earthworms, for instance, are "munching rich moist soil" (unpaged). The story itself is built around Mr. Tate and his students as they listen to the tree's story and plant more saplings. The color-dren...more
Caldecott Award book:
This Tree Counts is about a classroom that goes outside to observe a tree. The underlying message of the book is about taking care of our Earth. I would definitely nominate this book for the 2011 Caldecott Award because not only does it meet all the concrete criteria (such as the author and illustrator are both citizens of the United States and that it was published in 2010 in the U.S) but it also meets the abstract guidelines as well. The story line definitely lends itself...more
This Tree Counts is about a classroom that goes outside to observe a tree. The underlying message of the book is about taking care of our Earth. I would definitely nominate this book for the 2011 Caldecott Award because not only does it meet all the concrete criteria (such as the author and illustrator are both citizens of the United States and that it was published in 2010 in the U.S) but it also meets the abstract guidelines as well. The story line definitely lends itself...more
A class of schoolchildren plants trees to keep the mature oak on campus company. Through firsthand experiences with the tree and class discussion the children learn what trees do and which creatures call a tree their home.
This is a great go green read aloud with collage artwork. The collage spreads add texture and incite interest in the subject.
This is a great go green read aloud with collage artwork. The collage spreads add texture and incite interest in the subject.
--grades K-2
--an old tree behind the school is home to count-able animals.
--what’s countless are the ways this one tree makes a difference in people’s lives.
--cleaning the air, growing food for people or animals, providing building materials
--children plant new trees so there can be more of a good thing.
--Arbor Day/Earth Day unit
--an old tree behind the school is home to count-able animals.
--what’s countless are the ways this one tree makes a difference in people’s lives.
--cleaning the air, growing food for people or animals, providing building materials
--children plant new trees so there can be more of a good thing.
--Arbor Day/Earth Day unit
Audience: Primary
Appeal to: A lesson that has to do with Earth day, or the importance of taking care of our environment
Application: I think this book would be great to read during an Earth day lesson. It really teaches the students the importance of trees
Award: 2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award nominee
Appeal to: A lesson that has to do with Earth day, or the importance of taking care of our environment
Application: I think this book would be great to read during an Earth day lesson. It really teaches the students the importance of trees
Award: 2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award nominee
I thought it was a counting book, but then it tries to be about the importance of trees as well. Not cohesive enough for younger readers. I really like the art, except for the pages where it shows the newly planted trees - they are too close together to grow up.
A great book if you are talking about trees and their importance to the environment. I liked the story, but this book didn't wow me. I think that it tried to be more touching than it actually is. A good book to read for Arbor Day or Earth Day.
Great art, but this is too much of a "let's cram every educational gimmick we can find into one book", which detracts sadly from the story.
Too long for toddlers, probably useful for teachers of older preschool/early elementary.
Too long for toddlers, probably useful for teachers of older preschool/early elementary.
A combination counting and environmental picture book. The text and pictures are well intertwined. Some of the dialogue is stilted; but the combination of artwork styles gives the book a homey feel.
This is a great book for little guys about how important trees are. Would be great for Earth Day or Spring or to pair with the Lorax. It lends itself perfectly for a felt story - but the illustrations are so dear, I might incorporate both. I really like these books!
A great book about the importance of trees - from ecology to the supplies their wood provides. The trees whispering their stories to the kids is my favorite part :)
Decent but not spectacular. There's counting but the counting isn't the main point of the book. Felt like the author tried to put too much into this one.
On a aimé cette livre mais c'était un peu trop longue pour lire avec dormir pour les enfants. L'histoire était bon pour étudier pourquoi les arbres sont important pour plusieur animaux et les peuples.
A very nice way for kids to look at trees and their importance to life. Every tree counts!
I really enjoyed this book and felt that my 6 year old learned a great lesson about how every single tree has a variety of important functions. A great book for Earth Day and year round!
Best for young school age.
trees, school, environment, counting to ten
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Alison Formento is the author of THIS TREE COUNTS!, THIS TREE 1, 2, 3, and the forthcoming BEES COUNT! (Albert Whitman & Co.). She grew up in Arkansas and now lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, a dog, and a few fish. She's climbed trees, camped under them, and planted some, too. Alison enjoys hiking in the woods, where it's always fun to count trees. Besides writing picture books,...more
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