McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

"Dr. Seuss's Lorax explains how trees help clean the air we breath, and the steps required to successfully plant a tree"--

A portrait of some of the world’s most incredible trees, seen through the eyes of a landscaper who loves them-and his granddaughter who is beginning to understand why.

Read all about trees' long life spans and how they can live in the most extreme conditions. You'll also find out how trees provide us with fuel, food, shelter, and even the oxygen that we breathe.

How do you cheer up a friend? Kittens Max, Cantaloupe, and Melon love the Big Tree. In spring, they climb it. In summer, they stargaze on it. In autumn, they play in its leaves. It s always been there. But now the Big Tree is sick. Really sick. And Melon and Cantaloupe s parents have to cut it down. Max is sad to lose the Big Tree, but he s even sadder for his friends. The Big Tree was in their yard for their whole lives it was their friend. More...

Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals. Children can discover the secrets of more...

Look after our world and save the trees! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about why we need trees and how you can plant, grow and save them - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Save the Trees is a beautifully designed reader all about why we need trees - to keep our air clean, provide shade, food, and homes for animals...

Let the trees reveal their secrets to you! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about trees - the oldest, the tallest, how they grow and are used by animals and people alike; a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. The Secret Life of Trees is a beautifully designed reader all about things you may not know about trees! Which three...

"A wonder-filled picture book inspired by the science of trees. With whimsical art and gentle text, Do Trees Have Mothers? translates scientific knowledge about the kinship structures of the forest into a beautiful and affirming story about how trees nurture the young. Discover all the ways in which a mother tree protects and nourishes the baby trees of the forest understory, and show young children what it means to care for a community, and for...

Have you ever wondered if trees can communicate with each other? Well they can. Recently, scientists have discovered that forests communicate via underground networks of fungal threads knows as 'the wood wide web'.  In this picture book for young children, we meet a little fir tree sapling who is stretching her first leaves into a dark ancient forest full of huge trees. She feels very lonely and she can't reach any light or water. Her worried feeling...

Describes the disinctive features of different kinds of trees, from the bark, leaves, flowers and fruit they have.