The Tree

by Pascale de Bourgoing, Christian Broutin (Illustrator), Karen Backstein (Translator)

Follows a chestnut tree through the seasons as it sprouts from its seed, blossoms, grows, sheds leaves, and drops new chestnuts that will one day become trees too. Some of the illustrations are on clear overlay pages that can be turned to change the nature of the next double-page spread.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction, Plants, Nature

26 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[E & E’s Mama]

Great info about chestnut trees (from seed to blossoming tree)for preschoolers to kinder, with translucent pages that add an interactive aspect to the book

[Cws]

JENF-Jeu

[Janaki]

I liked it, and absolutely loved the pictures!