Leafy Landmarks
Travels with Trees
Winner of the Eureka! Gold Non-Fiction Children’s Book Award
NCTE Children’s Poetry Award Notable Books List Winner
Road trips can be a lot of fun, especially when there are intriguing places to visit and new things to learn. Through a variety of poetic forms, readers are taken on an armchair cross-country journey across the continental United States to visit 14 historic tree sites, some famous and others less well-known. From the Emancipation Oak in Hampton, Virginia, to the Methuselah tree in Shulman Grove, California, readers will discover trees that have traveled to the moon, witnessed the founding of our country, and inspired hope during troubled times.
Fascinating facts covering geography, history, and nature will encourage everyone, young and old, to take a closer look at our arboreal friends. An author’s note provides tips on how to be a tree champion and how to plan your own “leafy” road trip.
| Interest Level | Grade 1 - Grade 4 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| Dewey | 582.160973 |
| Lexile | 950L |
| ATOS Reading Level | |
| Guided Reading Level | Q |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Available Formats | Hardcover (9781534112872), PDF (9781668936436), ePub (9781668936443), Hosted ebook (9781668936467), Kindle (9781668936450) |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Dimensions | 9 x 11 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
- Eureka! Gold Non-Fiction Children's Book Award
- NCTE Children's Poetry Award Notable Books List
Midwest Book Reviews - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
The history and tree insights combine culture, nature, and bigger-picture thinking into a presentation that moves far beyond most nature-oriented discussions of trees to consider their influence upon and meaning in human affairs.
Midwest Book Reviews - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
The history and tree insights combine culture, nature, and bigger-picture thinking into a presentation that moves far beyond most nature-oriented discussions of trees to consider their influence upon and meaning in human affairs.
WCMU Public Radio - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees is a gorgeous and informative book…
WCMU Public Radio - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees is a gorgeous and informative book…
Families First Monthly - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Learn about history, geography, and poetry all in one fascinating book.
Families First Monthly - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Learn about history, geography, and poetry all in one fascinating book.
School Library Journal - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
…Engaging and creative introduction to poetry…Recommended for poetry collections.
School Library Journal - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Engaging and creative introduction to poetry…Recommended for poetry collections.
Booklist Review - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
This fun, informative work uses famous trees and related history to introduce poetry forms…This will find use in nature and poetry units to great effect.
Booklist Review - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
This fun, informative work uses famous trees and related history to introduce poetry forms…This will find use in nature and poetry units to great effect.
Ingram Review - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Readers will walk away from this title having learned more about geography, history, and nature and will be excited to plan their own leafy road trip.
Ingram Review - Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees
Readers will walk away from this title having learned more about geography, history, and nature and will be excited to plan their own leafy road trip.
Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees - Teaching Guide
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Author: Michelle Schaub
Michelle Schaub is the award-winning author of several picture books and poetry collections, including Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmer's Market. She enjoys road-tripping around the country with her husband and three children to visit unique trees. She lives in Colorado.
Illustrator: Anne Lambelet
Anne Lambelet is a picture book author and illustrator whose titles include Maria the Matador, Dogs and their People, and The Poisoned Apple. She lives in a row house with her family on a lovely little tree-lined street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Follow her on Instagram @annelambelet.
| Educational front/back matter |
| Original artwork |
| Full-color illustrations |