Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall.

Perennial favorite in a new, convenient field-guide size

Concise natural history facts about more than 60 native species

No other guide duplicates Arno and Hammerly's blend of expertise and visual artistry. Covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and north into Canada, they identify and illustrate more than 60 species of indigenous Northwestern trees by characteristic shape, size, needles or leaves, and cones or seeds....

Publisher Annotation: Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important...

Wilma decides to plant Christmas trees with the help of her young neighbor, Parker.

Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the world as a whole.

Publisher Annotation: Find a tree?a black tupelo or dawn redwood will do?and plant yourself. (It?s okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.) With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander?s evocative poetry and Melissa Sweet?s lush artwork come together to take readers on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.