111 Trees
111 Trees

Author: Rina Singh

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1525301209

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A boy grows up to make positive change in his community. After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar’s plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive. Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone’s reach.

Trees and Shrubs of California
Trees and Shrubs of California

Author: John David Stuart

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780520221093

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"Finally a guide to the woody plants of wildland California! The easy-to-follow vegetative keys, revealing drawings, crisp color photos, and handy range maps combine to make this a beautiful, reader-friendly resource to the novice and the expert alike. Each species has a page of text, including notes on habitat, morphology, and economic importance."--Michael Barbour, editor of California's Changing Landscapes "I love this book. It is warmly welcome as a guide for California's avid public, a public that includes natural history lovers, conservationists, consultants, agencies, and public and private land managers. It is useful, useable, packed with accurate information, and cannot help but assist us in the difficult job of preserving our natural heritage."--Jake Sigg, President, California Native Plant Society

Eliza's Cherry Trees
Eliza's Cherry Trees

Author: Andrea Zimmerman

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781589809543

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Presents the story of Eliza Scidmore, a world traveler, writer, photographer, and peace advocate who, after years of persistence, planted cherry trees all across Washington, D.C.

Schnitzel Von Krumm
Schnitzel Von Krumm

Author: Lynley Dodd

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780143505211

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Schnitzel von Krumm is a dog of many talents. But everyone knows that dogs never climb trees.

The Forest in the Trees
The Forest in the Trees

Author: Connie McLennan

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781643513508

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"It's common knowledge that coast redwoods are tall, tall trees. In fact, they are the tallest trees in the world. What most people don't know is that there is a whole other forest growing high in the canopy of a redwood forest. This adaptation of The House That Jack Built climbs into this secret, hidden habitat full of all kinds of plants and animals that call this forest home."--Publisher's description.

Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands
Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands

Author: Craig R. Elevitch

Publisher: PAR

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 818

ISBN-13: 0970254458

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"This book is for the person who lives in the tropics or subtropics and is interested in native plants, who wants to know about plants that are useful, who loves to watch plants grow, and who is willing to work with them. Such a person might ask questions like, Where will they grow? How do I grow them? Are they good to eat? How are they used? What are their names? These questions and more are answered here."--Préface

A Tree Is Nice
A Tree Is Nice

Author: Janice May Udry

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1987-06-26

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0064431479

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Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.

Trees
Trees

Author: Jean-Pierre Serre

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-07

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 3642618561

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The seminal ideas of this book played a key role in the development of group theory since the 70s. Several generations of mathematicians learned geometric ideas in group theory from this book. In it, the author proves the fundamental theorem for the special cases of free groups and tree products before dealing with the proof of the general case. This new edition is ideal for graduate students and researchers in algebra, geometry and topology.

A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us
A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us

Author: Matt Ritter

Publisher: Heyday Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 9781597141475

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We bring the strength and beauty of the natural world into our urban landscapes by planting trees, and California is blessed with a rich horticultural history, visible in an abundance of cultivated trees that enrich our lives with extraordinary color, bizarre shapes, unusual textures, and unexpected aromas. A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us features over 150 of California's most commonly grown trees. Whether native or cultivated, these are the trees that muffle noise, create wildlife habitats, mitigate pollution, conserve energy, and make urban living healthier and more peaceful. Used as a field guide or read with pleasure for the liveliness of the prose, this book will allow readers to learn the stories behind the trees that shade our parks, grace our yards, and line our streets. Rich in photographs and illustrations, overflowing with anecdote and information, A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us opens our eyes to a world of beauty just outside our front doors.

Night Tree
Night Tree

Author: Eve Bunting

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780152001216

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A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.