Insects in 30 Seconds by Anna Claybourne

Starting with a seed, trees use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide from the air to grow, grow, grow. Young readers will then discover how trees get so big.

Next are a series of illustrations that show visually how tall some of the biggest trees are. The book starts with a simple question: What are the tallest living things? Do you know? If you guessed trees, then you are right. Rise to the Sky: How the World’s Tallest Trees Grow Up by Rebecca E.

Publisher: DK Children (October 25, 1999) With controlled vocabulary and illustrated with top notch photographs, this reader is for youngsters starting to read alone.

The Secret Life of Trees, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone (DK Readers Level 2) by Chiara Chevallier If you make a purchase after clicking on one of the image or title links, I will receive a small commission at no extra charge to you, the proceeds of which will help pay for maintaining this website. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks.Children interested in trees? Thinking of doing a tree study unit? Here are some great books about trees for children just in time for Arbor Day.ĭisclaimer: Just so you know, I am an affiliate with Amazon. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy.Īnna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Īnna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories.

Insects in 30 Seconds by Anna Claybourne