"A Tree Is Nice" and "Flower Hunter"
My world is filled with green leaves and colorful flowers now making a couple of nature books appealing.
A Tree Is Nice
4 stars
Author: Janice May Udry
Illustrator: Marc Simont
There are so many challenges to nature and trees now, it's nice to take a look at why trees are great to have around. That is what this book does with text well suited for very young children.
The illustrations were awarded the Caldecott Medal. They have a quick sketch look and feel. They invite the viewer into the picture to enjoy the many joys of having trees around.
Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Deborah Kogan Ray
William Bartram's father John was first a farmer, then a botanist. He went of numerous trips drawing, collecting and documenting the many new plants found in North America in the 1700s. From the age of eight, William's goal was to accompany his father and continue his work. Although untaught formally, William studied, read about and learned to draw accurately the plants around him. He kept a journal and began adding drawings of birds and other wildlife to his plant drawings. Some of the text is drawn directly from his journals.
William made one ten year trek down the East Coast into East and West Florida. On the way he met the Indians - Creek, Crow, Cherokee, and learned their languages and cultures. He advocated for protecting wild places and their inhabitants at a time when few others did.
This book is interesting reading, easy to follow and understand. There are many illustrations taken from Bartram's own drawings. The book illustrations give a feeling of belonging in the late 1700s and are done primarily in browns and greens bringing the wild places into focus.
A Tree Is Nice
4 stars
Author: Janice May Udry
Illustrator: Marc Simont
There are so many challenges to nature and trees now, it's nice to take a look at why trees are great to have around. That is what this book does with text well suited for very young children.
The illustrations were awarded the Caldecott Medal. They have a quick sketch look and feel. They invite the viewer into the picture to enjoy the many joys of having trees around.
Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist
4 stars
Author/Illustrator: Deborah Kogan Ray
William Bartram's father John was first a farmer, then a botanist. He went of numerous trips drawing, collecting and documenting the many new plants found in North America in the 1700s. From the age of eight, William's goal was to accompany his father and continue his work. Although untaught formally, William studied, read about and learned to draw accurately the plants around him. He kept a journal and began adding drawings of birds and other wildlife to his plant drawings. Some of the text is drawn directly from his journals.
William made one ten year trek down the East Coast into East and West Florida. On the way he met the Indians - Creek, Crow, Cherokee, and learned their languages and cultures. He advocated for protecting wild places and their inhabitants at a time when few others did.
This book is interesting reading, easy to follow and understand. There are many illustrations taken from Bartram's own drawings. The book illustrations give a feeling of belonging in the late 1700s and are done primarily in browns and greens bringing the wild places into focus.
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