The Tree That Time Built

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Mary Ann Hoberman, Linda Winston/ Barbara Fortin 

PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks         PUBLICATION DATE:  2009

AWARDS:  Lee Bennet Hopkins Poetry Award 

GENRE:   Poetry   READING LEVEL:  7-12 years

BRIEF OVERVIEW: This anthology is "all things outdoors", as it contains over 100 poems about nature and the environment. 

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will create and write their own poem about nature. 

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Morgan Rigsby, Valdosta State University 

Walkabout: Trees

AUTHOR: Henry Pluckrose
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: 2nd grade- Students will go around the school and make a tree log of the different kinds of trees they see.REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Bree Danforth, Valdosta StateUniversity

PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts Ltd                PUBLICATION DATE: 2003
GENRE: Nonfiction/Informational Picture Book

 READING LEVEL: Kindergarten-2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:  This book describes different kind of trees and their elements such as: the trunk
branches, and leaves. Also talks about what trees need in order to grow

The Tree

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Karen Gray Ruelle/ Deborah Durland DeSaix

PUBLISHER: Holiday House PUBLICATION DATE: 2008

GENRE: Nonfiction Picture Book READING LEVEL: 7+

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Follows the history surrounding an elm tree in New York City, showing the growth of the tree and the events that have gone on around it.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students describe the life cycle of a tree, from seed to new seed. (science).

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Chris Poppell