As an Oak Tree Grows
  • Published: 2 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780399252334
  • Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $49.99

As an Oak Tree Grows

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11 Sep 2014
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2 Jan 2015
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An inventive picture book that reveals all the changes--natural and manmade--that occur as a single oak tree flourishes and grows from 1775 to the present day.

This inventive picture book relays the events of two hundred years from the unique perspective of a magnificent oak tree, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. From 1775 to the present day, this fascinating framing device lets readers watch as human and animal populations shift and the landscape transitions from country to city. Methods of transportation, communication and energy use progress rapidly while other things hardly seem to change at all.
 
This engaging, eye-opening window into history is perfect for budding historians and nature enthusiasts alike, and the time-lapse quality of the detail-packed illustrations will draw readers in as they pore over each spread to spot the changes that come with each new era. A fact-filled poster is included to add to the fun.
  • Published: 2 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780399252334
  • Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $49.99
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Praise for As an Oak Tree Grows

On Earth: ALA Notable; Atlantic: ALA Notable, Bulletin Blue Ribbon, Booklist 10 Sci-Tech Books for Youth, Book Links Lasting Connections; Are You Going to Be Good?: New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Oh No, Gotta Go! (Elya): Capitol Choices Selection, Bay Area Best Book; Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (Fleming): California Young Readers Medal, ALA Notable, NYPL's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing; 7 x 9 = Trouble! (Mills): ALA Notable, Children's Literature Choice List, BCCB Blue Ribbon; The High-Rise Private Eyes: The Case of the Puzzling Possum (Rylant): Chicago Public Library Best Books; Car Wash (Steen): Bulletin Blue Ribbon, New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, ALA Notable, CCBC Choices, Children's Literature Choice List; Raising Sweetness (Stanley): ALA Notable, Horn Book Fanfare, Smithsonian Magazine Notable Children's Book; Elevator Dreams (Murphy): ABA Pick of the Lists; Sleepless Beauty (Minters): American Booksellers Pick of the Lists; Home on the Bayou: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award honor; Saving Sweetness (Stanley): Capitol Choices, BCCB Blue Ribbon, NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, SLJ Best Book, American Booksellers Pick of the Lists; Like Butter on Pancakes (London): SLJ Best Book, Child Magazine Best Book


Praise for On Earth:
"A simple poetic text describes the Earth's daily and yearly cycles. . . . The paintings are as simple as the narrative. . . . [Karas's] colors are gorgeous. . . . Outstanding."--School Library Journal
"Quite striking and even beautiful, and Karas' child-friendly artwork loses none of its charm when seen in this large scale. Indeed, it seems even more original and appealing. . . . This ambitious nonfiction picture book might be a good place to start small children thinking big."--Booklist

Praise for Atlantic:
"An excellent beginning to an elementary-school unit on oceans. . . . Lovely."--Kirkus Reviews
"Karas's crafty combination of wit and naivete offers viewers intriguing and amusing marine perspectives. . . . Poetic tribute. . . . Many beguiling touches emerge in the broad paintings."--SLJ
"Both playful and inventive. A sureness and sophistication of design underlie the compositions. . . . The illustrations introduce human and animal characters, unmentioned in the text but invaluable as a means of drawing children into this creative introduction to the Atlantic."--Booklist

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