Trees

This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed guide to trees will make kids stop and look up at the trees towering over them right in their own backyards.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniels, Patricia, 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Kids, [2017]
Series:Ultimate explorer field guide.
National Geographic kids.
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Table of Contents:
  • Let's look at trees
  • How to use this book
  • What is a tree?
  • Trees with flowers, trees with cones
  • Know your leaves
  • Getting started
  • Scales and needles : Cypress (Cupressaceae)
  • Tree-mendous: champion trees!
  • Pine (Pinaceae)
  • Tree-mendous : amazing seeds!
  • Yew (Taxaceae)
  • Tree-mendous: the one and only gingko!
  • Opposite simple leaves : Maple (Aceraceae)
  • Bignonia (Bignoniaceae)
  • Dogwood (Cornaceae)
  • Figwort (Scrophulariaceae)
  • Mangrove (Rhizophoraceae)
  • Alternative simple leaves : Custard apple (Annonaceae)
  • Holly (Aquifoliaceae)
  • Birch (Betulaceae)
  • Tree-mendous : the colors of autumn
  • Persimmon (Ebenaceae)
  • Heath (Ericaceae)
  • Loosestrife (Lythraceae)
  • Pea (Fabaceae)
  • Beech (Fagaceae)
  • Tree-mendous : how a forest grows
  • Witch hazel (Hamamelidaceae)
  • Sweetgum (Altingiaceae)
  • Laurel (Lauraceae)
  • Magnolia (Magnoliaceae)
  • Mulberry (Moraceae)
  • Myrtle (Myrtaceae)
  • Sour gum (Nyssaceae)
  • Plane tree (Platanaceae)
  • Rose (Rosaceae)
  • Tree-mendous : magical trees
  • Willow (Salicaceae)
  • Linden (Tiliaceae)
  • Elm (Ulmaceae)
  • Opposite compound leaves : Tree-mendous : trees under attack!
  • Olive (Oleaceae)
  • Soapberry (Sapindaceae)
  • Alternative compound leaves : Sumac (Anacardiaceae)
  • Pea (Fabaceae)
  • Walnut (Juglandaceae)
  • Quassia (Simaroubaceae)
  • Mahogany (Meliaceae)
  • Leaves in fronds : Asparagus (Asparagaceae)
  • Palm (Arecaceae)
  • Official trees of the 50 states
  • Quick ID guide.