Nature Close-Up - Leaves and Trees - Hardcover

Elaine Pascoe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1567114741 ISBN 13: 9781567114744

Publisher: Blackbirch Press, 2001

Synopsis

Photographs by Dwight Kuhn

Learn all about trees and leaves, then try some fascinating experiments!

About this title

Review

"Readers get a virtual bug's-eye view of the natural world in these beautifully photographed, succinctly written introductions. Both titles are well organized, with terms defined as they appear. However, it is the photography that is the highlight here. Different-sized, sharply focused pictures complement the text on almost every page; many are remarkably detailed, extreme close-ups of flower or insect anatomy... With their excellent photography, crisp texts, and intriguing activities, both titles will be useful additions to most natural-history sections."
--School Library Journal (March 2004) (School Library Journal 20040301)

"Each book in the series features solid information, excellent photography, and genuine inquiry investigations. The books are ideal for teachers and students in the middle level. These well-written books are sure to generate interest in real and intriguing scientific explorations."
-- ScienceScope (Febraury 2003) (Science Scope 20030201)

"Good photos and activities and experiments suited to students in the early elementary school grades are the best features of this book."
-- Science Books & Films (January-Febraury 2002) (Science Books & Films 20020201)

"Spectacular photographs and a complete text are the strengths of Leaves and Trees. The basic information offered about trees could be used to support units on habitats or photosynthesis, and the investigations could be use as individual science projects...This book is best suited for upper elementary classrooms, where it could guide a hands-on unit on trees or ground a unit on plant processes and life cycles. However, the book's vocabulary and detailed discussion of photosynthesis and chemical energy; presentation of the anatomy of a leaf; and analysis of tree rings make it appropriate for the middle grades..."
-- Science & Children (September 2002) (Science & Children 20020901)

"Good photos and activities and experiments suited to students in the early elementary school grades are the best features of this book."
-- Science Books & Film (January 2002)

"Each book in the series features solid information, excellent photography, and genuine inquiry investigations. The books are ideal for teachers and students in the middle level. These well-written books are sure to generate interest in real and intriguing scientific explorations."
-- ScienceScope (February 2003) (Science Books & Films 20020101)

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackbirch Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1567114741
• ISBN 13: 9781567114744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48