Branching Out: How Trees Are Part of Our World - Tapa dura

"An informed and elegant introduction to trees as resources for humans and animals, objects of natural beauty, and sources of inspiration."
- "Publishers Weekly"

"An informed and elegant introduction to trees as resources for humans and animals, objects of natural beauty, and sources of inspiration."
- "Publishers Weekly"
"Trees matter in our world. ...An informative introduction for middle-grade readers, especially useful in schools."
- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Full of useful information and eye-catching images ... A solid overview."
- "School Library Journal"
..".this well-designed book offers solid information appropriate for both school reports and real-world investigations."
-- "Booklist"
"Young botanists will enjoy this homage to trees and casual readers will be inspired to look more carefully at these ubiquitous but essential plants."
-- "Library Media Connection"
- Santa Monica Public Library Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, 2015
- An Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California Distinguished Book, 2014

..".more than an encyclopedia of tree variety... Branching Out may inspire the next generation of conservationists as they begin to construct home and schoolyard habitats."
--Canadian Teacher Magazine

"An informed and elegant introduction to trees as resources for humans and animals, objects of natural beauty, and sources of inspiration."
- Publishers Weekly

"Trees matter in our world. ...An informative introduction for middle-grade readers, especially useful in schools."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Full of useful information and eye-catching images ... A solid overview."
- School Library Journal

..".this well-designed book offers solid information appropriate for both school reports and real-world investigations."
-- Booklist

"Young botanists will enjoy this homage to trees and casual readers will be inspired to look more carefully at these ubiquitous but essential plants."
-- Library Media Connection

Trees have been around for nearly 400 million years, and today about 25,000 species of trees have been identified. We’ve relied on trees for everything from fuel, food, and medicine to building houses and railways. Today, trees still touch our lives in countless ways. But what do we really know about them?

Branching Out takes an in-depth look at these incredible plants, introducing the basics of tree biology and profiling 11 different trees from around the world, including familiar ones such as the Red Maple and lesser-known trees like the Tall-Stilted Mangrove. Showcasing the inextricable ways in which trees are part of our society, culture, and economy, this illustrated volume also outlines how animals need trees and how, sometimes, they even help trees survive through symbiosis. Full of useful facts and with a section on conservation, Branching Out is an essential primer that will leave young readers wanting to treat trees as well as they have treated us.

Grade: 5
Fountas & Pinnel: V
Lexile Measure: NC 1200L
Common Core State Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4,4a,4c,6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3,3a,4,4a,4c
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2,2a,2b,2b,2d,2e,4,7,9,10