What Did the Tree See by Charlotte Guillain (English) Hardcover Book

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What Did the Tree See? includes extra content covering an oak tree's life cycle, timeline of world events, and ideas for how to discover more about your own local history.

FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution. One majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too.Accompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.

Author Biography

Charlotte Guillain writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the George's Amazing Adventures series, illustrated by award-winning illustrator Lee Wildish and featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Her non-fiction picture book The Street Beneath My Feet was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and selected by the Guardian as one of 15 'modern classics'.Sam Usher has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolour.

Review

'Simple rhyming text matched by beautiful and carefully detailed illustrations offer a delightful history lesson' -- Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' * Sunday Times *

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What Did the Tree See? includes extra content covering an oak tree's life cycle, timeline of world events, and ideas for how to discover more about your own local history.

Long Description

What Did the Tree See? includes extra content covering an oak tree's life cycle, timeline of world events, and ideas for how to discover more about your own local history. Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution. One majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too. Accompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.

Review Quote

'Simple rhyming text matched by beautiful and carefully detailed illustrations offer a delightful history lesson' Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids.

Promotional "Headline"

What Did the Tree See? includes extra content covering an oak tree's life cycle, timeline of world events, and ideas for how to discover more about your own local history.

Feature

'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' - Sunday Times .

Description for Sales People

Follow the growth of a mighty oak over hundreds of years, and witness the changes to landscape and ways of life that go on around it.

Details ISBN1913519015 ISBN-10 1913519015 ISBN-13 9781913519018 Pages 32 Language English Format Hardcover Author Sam Usher Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-02-18 Illustrator Sam Usher DEWEY 821.92 UK Release Date 2021-02-18 Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations clr illus Audience Age 4 Alternative 9781913519018 Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2021-03-01 AU Release Date 2021-03-01 Publisher Hachette Children's Group Imprint Welbeck Children's Books We've got this

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