I Can Name 50 Trees Today! All About Trees

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library

by Bonnie Worth, Aristides Ruiz (illustrator), Joe Mathieu (illustrator)

I'm the Cat in the Hat and I want you to please take a few moments to look at the trees. Join the Cat in the Hat as he introduces beginning readers to trees.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Plants, Science Nature, Poetry

48 pages, Library Binding

First published February 28, 2006

About the author

BONNIE WORTH is the author of countless books for young readers, among them the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books If I Ran the Rain Forest, HarK! A Shark!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Award), Wish for a Fish, Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?, Would You Rather Be a Pollywog?, Ice Is Nice!, and Safari, So Good!

Reviews

[Margaret Chind · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm listing to the 5.5 year old read this one today. It's our first choice in our Forest for the Trees Unit Study (HomeschoolLegacy.com). It is also on the science resource list for Memoria Press in the Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade curriculum!

There is material on the anatomy of a tree as well as examples from various trees. There are lots of examples of comparison in the illustrations to really let kids understand even if they do not have access to such as Mexican bald cypress.

Chemistry is touched on in the mention of carbon dioxide to oxygen reaction. Geography is touched on the mention of specimen locales.

Leaves are featured and described. Perfectly an introduction and primer to the study of ecology and trees for the younger elementary crowd. Seeds are illustrated and explained in brief how they travel again. Ages of trees are mentioned and dinosaurs too. Senses and smells are here too.

All in a Dr. Seuss worthy rhythm Bonnie Worth has written a great one here. Educational and fun, perfect for it's cause. A great intro to our unit study on trees.

I bought this one to have for our Memoria Press studies and in delighted to bring it out again for this study.

Reading again 2/8/2017 with the Princess.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Lovely fun way to learn about different trees.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I understand they are going with a theme here, but for anyone to actually learn to identify the trees, we need photographs, not pictures. I like the information the book had about the trees, though.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story from the Cat in the Hat about trees.... includes just about everything you need to know.

[Cassie McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary: While stopping to admire some of the world’s most amazing trees, the Cat and Co. teach beginning readers how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit. Kids will learn about many trees common to North America.

Evaluation: This was a book that I was not expecting to be so informational since it was a Dr. Seuss book. It was very informative, but not overwhelming and gave good pictures and illustrations throughout the book to show all of the different types of trees.

Teaching Idea: This book could be used during a science lesson about plants and trees. It could also be used to talk about different cultures and trees in places other than where we live because this book talks about trees in other places in North America. For a Language Arts aspect, this could be used in a comparison and contrast lesson and talking about the differences in the trees and what certain trees need to live in the areas they are in and why every tree can no grow in particular soil or a particular environment.

[Cara Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All About Trees by Bonnie Worth
Cara W., Spring 2015

This book is not a fictional book and is considered a concept book. This book is great for the young enthusiast who is really excited about learning or even for the older crowd who wants a really fast and simple way to learn about different trees.

This book does cover 50 trees and has beautiful illustrations to go with it. I loved that this book has a glossary, further reading, and a reference section in this book. I found this book helpful and I even started looking at the trees around me to find out what ones they were.

I really love this book and will likely use it in many situations (and while playing trivia)!

[Book Grocer · Rating 5 out of 5]

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A great book to inspire and encourage kids to learn about trees while at the same time allowing parents to brush up on their own tree identification skills. A great resource book for teachers too. Beginning readers will learn how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit.

Paul - The Book Grocer

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun way to learn about trees.

This is a great way to learn about trees with lots of pictures of the tree, it’s leaves, and what the board pattern looks like. There is talk of the different parts of the tree and what it does. If you have a child learning about trees or plants this would be a great book. Also, use in an Earth Day study.

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new Dr. Seuss book for me. Bought it for the grandsons and enjoying myself. This keeps learning interesting. I'd like a Dr. Seuss book on world history! And maybe one on mathematics. Great gift idea and one you can take outside with you on a long walk.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

I fun little children's book. A good one for a relief printer who wants to become familiar with different trees and leaves:)

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable easy reader introduction to trees stretching beyond naming of trees to encourage children to plant one! Includes glossary, index and suggestions for further reading.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm currently using this book as a centerpiece to a week's unit on trees. It seems far more geared to older students - like third or fourth - than first or second.

[wildct2003 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read intro to tree varieties.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good class resource for our plants unit!

[Aly Langer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can Name 50 Trees Today! by Dr. Seuss, Informational. The teaching point of this book is to teach children about different types of trees while making it a fun way to learn.

[Leah G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Educational. We love CIH learning library

[Suzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun intro to tree identification!

[JENNIFER MARIE · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always loved Cat in the Hat and this is no exception. As a part of our town's tree board, I was looking for tree books for different age groups and found this one. I think I'm going to have to add it to my personal collection.

[Aneesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very long.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good introduction to trees, for people of all ages. It includes a glossary and an index.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those kids books where I learned quite a lot. It was interesting.

[No Sa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bark of reawood is 2 feet thick and protects it from fire

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read for my little who loves nature.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good, but not great, book about trees. The narrative provides a lot of scientific information and there are a lot of colorful illustrations, but I wouldn't say that it's the most interesting book. Seeing depictions of the different trees is neat, but I'm not sure if we'd be able to identify most of those trees without a more realistic drawing or photograph. We enjoyed reading this book together, but it's not my favorite book about trees. We much preferred books like Redwoods, A Log's Life, and A Grand Old Tree.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but an English version would be better! 😂

[Teri · Rating 2 out of 5]

OK--pretty dry without and lacking good photos that usually make nonfiction more interesting.