Celebritrees #26
Written by:
Margi Preus
Illustrated
by: Rebecca Gibbon
Henry Holt
2010
36 pages
Nonfiction
This book is about all different types of
trees. The book refers to trees as a type of history because they can sometimes
be thousands of years old. There is a tree that is over 4,000 years old.
Another tree was used for a prison while another was used for a place for Robin
Hood to stay. This book is called Celebritrees because they are known
globally for their significance and fame but most importantly what they can
tell us about history.
The
illustrations in this book are created from acrylic ink, colored pencil, and
watercolor on free-acid cartridge paper.
The colors are earthy tones like green, brown, and gold. The trees are
given texture and the pictures are drawn to scale in some illustrations to show
how tall the trees really are. The line
of the book is vertical that shows the height of the trees.
This book is
appropriate for kindergarten to fifth grade. This book would be wonderful to
use on Earth day to show students the amazing things that grow if we take care
of our world. Another away this book would be useful is to use one of the tree
stories that relate to a history topic or a place in the world. This book would
be ideal to use to tell students about the lifecycle of a tree. Celebritrees
was a nominee for the Cybils
award for nonfiction
picture books.
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