My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America (Sharing Nature With Children Book) [Paperback]

Diane Iverson (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Sharing Nature With Children Book

From the Aspen to the Yew, the native trees of North America have given us food, shelter and an important part of our heritage. Naturalist-illustrator Diane Iverson’s book is both useful and fun. It combines a sweet intimacy with the most interesting facts about 27 major trees and their relatives, such as their vital statistics, dependant wildlife, record-holding trees of the species, and the role they played in the lives of the Native Americans and the Colonists. Diane Iverson is a wildlife artist and a grandma who has never outgrown splashing in puddles and climbing trees.

Editorial Reviews

Review

". . . a wonderful addition to a child's library . . . a terrific tool for learning not only about trees, but also what's connected to them." --

"This beautifully illustrated book is sure to warm the hearts of tree lovers everywhere..." -- ECO Institute, Winter 2001

About the Author

Diane is a wildlife artist and a grandma who has never outgrown splashing in puddles and climbing trees. She lives with her husband in Prescott, Arizona, where they enjoy camping and backpacking. She devotes a great deal of time to conservation education programs in schools. Diane is the author and illustrator of three Dawn books: My Favorite Tree, Discover the Seasons and I Celebrate Nature.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA) (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883220939
• ISBN-13: 978-1883220938
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Diane Iverson (1950- ) was born in Fresno, California, and raised in the small farming community of Kerman, just 15 miles to the west. Her parents and grandparents farmed there, raising cotton, alfalfa and dairy cattle. She has authored and/or illustrated several children's picture books, including Discover The Seasons, My Favorite Tree, Forest Alphabet Encyclopedia and The Mystery of Blackbird Pond. She illustrates primarily in colored pencil.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kids loved it! Interesting tidbits, June 9, 1999

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This review is from: My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America (Sharing Nature With Children Book) (Paperback)

It has interesting facts about historic uses; native American, colonial settlers and pioneers of the westward movement. Also covers the many ways trees are vital to wildlife. My kids liked the maps of the trees native habitats. The detailed art work gave a good representation of the trees.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, this is gorgeous, August 6, 2001

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This review is from: My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America (Sharing Nature With Children Book) (Paperback)

Is it the trees or the art? This book is just really beautiful.... they have all of my favorites, too, like persimmon and aspen ;-) Buy this for your kid and they'll become a tree major like me hehehe

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children and trees have a special bonding, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America (Sharing Nature With Children Book) (Paperback)

My Favorite Tree by Diane Iverson features specific gifts trees have for children. It inspires me to write a family book on how trees have had special meaning for me in my life. However, her illustrations and discriptions would be difficult to match. As it includes trees from many areas of the country I would think all children and adults could identify with this beautiful book -- which by the way includes detailed facts also.