| Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Contributor(s): Ehlert, Lois (Author), Ehlert, Lois (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152661972 ISBN-13: 9780152661977 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1991 Annotation: This is the story of a sugar maple tree and the child who planted it. As they grow up together, the child watches the tree through all the seasons. Ehlert uses watercolor collage, leaf-shaped die cuts and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this rich introduction to the life of a tree. American Bookseller Pick of the List. Full color. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Colors - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 90021195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 530 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guided Reading: H (Grade 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 10.28" W x 10.37" L (0.96 lbs) 40 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: Buckaroo Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1991 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Publishers Weekly 08/16/1991 School Library Journal 11/01/1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 6137 Reading Level: 2.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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| Publisher Description: This rich introduction to the life of a tree by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert is a celebration of nature featuring a child's connection to a sugar maple tree. Ehlert blends bold graphics, vibrant colors, and precise details in her watercolor collage alongside found objects like seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative work of early nonfiction. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, how to make a bird treat, and other facts about trees. Children and adults will feel inspired to take a closer look at the nature in their own backyards. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Ehlert, Lois: - LOIS EHLERT has created many picture books, including Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the bestselling Waiting for Wings. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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