Just Like Me, Climbing a Tree: Exploring Trees Around the World - Hardcover

Bernhard, Durga Yael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193778634X ISBN 13: 9781937786342

Publisher: Wisdom Tales, 2015

Synopsis

If you were climbing a tree, just what might you see? Birds or animals or insects? Would you swing like a monkey? Or pick the ripest fruit straight from the branch? Join award-winning author and illustrator, Durga Yael Bernhard, on a trip around the world to climb its weirdest and most wonderful trees. No matter if you are in Africa, Asia, Europe, or America, there is a grand adventure waiting for you—provided you have a tree to climb in your neighborhood!

Just Like Me, Climbing a Tree explores 12 of the most distinctive trees from across the globe, and includes educational notes about each of the trees to help answer questions that curious young minds might have.

About this title

About the Author

Durga Yael Bernhard is an award-winning illustrator and author of many fiction and non-fiction books for children, including concept books, natural science titles, and multicultural folktales. She is also a fine artist known for her religious and family-oriented themes, and a children’s teacher of Hebrew, Judaic Studies, and art. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—This title celebrates the wonder and thrill of a childhood pastime and sheds light on trees from all over the world. Rhythmic, poetic lines suggest reasons why children would enjoy climbing a tree, as well as the ways one might do so: for instance, like a monkey, a chameleon, or a leopard. Rendered in watercolor and gouache, each spread depicts a child in a tree indigenous to a particular country and lists the species name and nation of origin; examples include a mango tree in West Africa or a Montezuma cypress in Mexico. A close-up inset on each page examines the seed or fruit of the tree in question and provides its scientific name. Appended is more in-depth information about each species, such as its physical characteristics, the specific benefits it provides, and the significance it holds for the people of its country. The end pages feature a world map indicating where each tree can be found. A note on the final page include a web address that connects readers to a catchy musical rendition of the text. VERDICT A great addition, particularly for those doing lesson plans on trees.—Maggie Chase, Boise State University, ID

Edition details

• Publisher: Wisdom Tales
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193778634X
• ISBN 13: 9781937786342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32