Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! [Paperback]

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2007 | Age Level: 4 and up

A look at leaves and how they change through all four seasons.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-As in Apples, Apples, Apples (Winslow, 2000) and Pumpkin Day (Marshall Cavendish, 2002), Wallace successfully blends fiction and nonfiction, art and informational text. Buddy Bear and his mama go on leaf walks during the different seasons of the year. They observe, collect, and examine leaves and trees in various stages of their annual cycles. During these excursions, the little bear asks probing questions and his mother answers using clever analogies and other techniques of a gifted teacher. The cub's lively curiosity will be contagious to readers and his playful riddles add to the enjoyment. The final pages and endpapers include a diagram of a tree, suggestions for a leaf-rubbing activity, and an identification chart. Wallace's signature cut-paper collages of animal characters against simple backgrounds work well, since the flat look is particularly appropriate for the subject matter. This will be a welcome addition to any collection in the autumn months when a demand for these books is high and, considering the scope of the text, it works well year-round.
Rachel G. Payne, New York Public Library
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. Buddy Bear's mother takes her son on leaf walks each season of the year. As they amble outdoors, Buddy asks questions about the plants and trees, and his mother patiently, sometimes a bit awkwardly, describes such processes as a plant's food cycle and leaf coloration. Mother-son picnics, interactive sections (a page of leaf shapes to identify), and silly jokes ("What did the tree take on vacation?" "A trunk!") are infused among the lessons to keep things lively. Unfortunately, the juxtaposition of somewhat detailed botanical facts with the bears' affectionate dialogue is often jarring, and the static, cut-paper collage illustrations seem too young for the subject matter presented. Still, children will enjoy learning about the change of seasons, leaf-related terminology (blade, veins, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, etc.), plant growth, and more. The book closes with an illustrated glossary of the leaf as a "food factory," a poem, a leaf-rubbing activity, and back endpapers with labeled leaf shapes. Karin Snelson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761453792
• ISBN-13: 978-0761453796
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neat and colorful, November 9, 2007

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S. Kessinger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book and so did my 2 year old. We have squirrels in our backyard. Beautiful illustrations and fun to read no matter what age you are.

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the cute illustrations alone, November 9, 2011

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NotSoCreativeMama (Our Nations Capital) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! (Paperback)

The first thing you will notice is the cute cut paper illustrations. This is a storybook about Mama and Buddy Bear who enjoy taking nature walks during Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter so they can see the changes to the trees and leaves during each season. The scientific explanations were a little complicated for my 4 year olds but they caught the general idea. The real hit of the story was the leaf jokes Buddy tells. My girls thought they were hilarious. At the back of the book is a picture of a tree labeled with the term from the book, a bonus activity: Rub-a-Leaf and pictures of the leaves from the book with the name of the tree they came from (great for comparing after you've collected leaves from outside.)