The Secret Life of Trees by Chiara Chevalier
	List Price:   $3.99 Unit Price:   $3.19 You Save:   $0.80 (20%) ISBN-10:   0789447606 ISBN-13:   9780789447609 Publisher:   DK Publishing, Inc. Series:   Eyewitness Readers: Level 2 Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   October 1999 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Subjects
FOREST ECOLOGY_JUVENILE LITERATURE TREES_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
Details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them. Why do trees lose their leaves in winter? How do insects hide on bare branches? Let the trees themselves reveal their many secrets to you. Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are approximately 70 percent pictures and 30 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. Summary: Details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them.