Awards
- Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2024
- Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
- Dogwood Readers Award Finalist
Overview
What is the tallest living thing? It's not an elephant, or a giraffe, or even a blue whale. It's a tree! Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species from around the world, including the coast redwood, the Sitka spruce, and the giant sequoia.
Full Product Details
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch ,
Mia Posada
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group
Dimensions:
Width: 24.10cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.422kg
ISBN: 9781728440873
ISBN 10: 1728440874
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 04 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 7 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
How do trees grow? The team that produced Plants Can't Sit Still (2016) uses the same winning formula of a few well-chosen words and appealing images to describe how trees can become the 'tallest living thing' on Earth. Hirsch's poetic text starts at the beginning, with seeds and sprouts, going on to describe how young trees use sunlight to feed themselves, take in water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the air, and return oxygen and water to the air. As trees grow taller, their roots grow wider, 'intertwine with the roots of their neighbors . . . and help hold the tree up.' Seeds fall, and the cycle begins again. This sequence is splendidly illustrated with Posada's textured, stylized, though accurate cut-paper collages and watercolors, each spread showing a different stage. One spread must be turned sideways, emphasizing the incredible height of some trees. The backmatter explains the process in more detail, introducing relevant vocabulary and answering some anticipated questions. There are also photographs of some of the world's tallest tree species and a map showing where they can be found. With graceful, easy-to-read-aloud text and illustrations that would show well to a group, this would be a welcome addition to a nature-themed storytime. (This book was reviewed digitally.) A well-focused, beautiful, and informative introduction to the arboreal world. --starred, Kirkus Reviews -- Journal (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)
"""A well-focused, beautiful, and informative introduction to the arboreal world.""--starred, Kirkus Reviews -- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)"
Author Information
Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com. Mia Posada grew up in Minneapolis, then studied art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also studied art in Florence, Italy, and illustration at Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California. Mia has written and illustrated numerous books including: The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit's Amazing Migration, Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks, and Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors. She illustrated Plants Can't Sit Still which was named a Kirkus Best Children's Books and won the NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts Award. She lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota with her husband and their three kids.
