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Kids Books to Celebrate Arbor Day

Books about trees for kids of all ages.

Chapel Hill Public Library

25 items

  • Book, 2023New York, NY : HarperCollins Children's Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023 — PIC Fleming
  • Book, 2022Zaragoza, España : Edelvives, 2022 — JSPANISH PIC Gianferr
  • A simple Spanish-language picture book introducing trees, describing seasonal changes and discussing different habitats and the contributions trees make to the environment.
    Book, 2015Caracas, Venezuela : Ediciones Ekaré, 2015 — JSPANISH PIC Lemnisca
  • A picture book story that tracks the 400 year lifespan of an oak tree.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] — PIC Karas
  • Before We Stood Tall

    From Small Seed to Mighty Tree

    Kulekjian, Jessica,
    In this poetic exploration of how trees help one another grow, readers follow along as the story of a tree's lifecycle is told in reverse -- from mature giants to saplings to small sprouts to seeds waiting to pop.
    Book, 2021Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2021 — PIC Kulekjia
  • Mama Miti

    Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

    Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948-
    One of several wonderful children's books about Wangari Maathai, known as Mama Miti, who encourages other women in Kenya to plant native trees to solve their many problems.
    Book, 2010New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2010] — PIC Napoli
  • Book, 2023New York : Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2023 — PIC Saeed
  • Book, 2023New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, [2023] — PIC Wynter
  • Book, 2022New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2022] — PIC Yuly
  • Stand as Tall as the Trees

    How An Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest

    Gualinga, Patricia,
    Book, 2023Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge Publishing, 2023 — J 333.7516 Gual
  • An introduction to seasonal changes in nature, young readers will learn about the six animals that all share the same habitat of an oak tree. Throughout the seasons, readers see how the oak tree -- and its animal inhabitants -- change and adapt as…
    Book, 2021Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021] — J 577.3 Hick
  • Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, and the creatures that live in trees.
    Book, 2015New York, New York : DK, [2015] — J 582.16 Burn
  • A visual guide to the natural science of trees as well as a field guide to the trees found in the United States and Canada.
    Book, 1999New York : Scholastic, 1999 — J 582.16 Cas
  • Pando

    a Living Wonder of Trees

    Fox, Kate Allen,
    Starting life as a seed, a clonal grove of quaking Aspens grows into one of the world's oldest and largest organisms, whose future is now uncertain. Includes factual information on Pando, aspens, and trees, as well as a glossary.
    Book, 2021North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone, [2021] — J 582.16 Fox
  • Trees

    Kings of the Forest

    Hirsch, Andy, 1987-
    In this entry in the "Science Comics" series, we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018 — JGN 582.16 Hirs
  • Rise to the Sky

    How the World's Tallest Trees Grow Up

    Hirsch, Rebecca E.,
    Book, 2023Minneapolis, MN, USA : Millbrook Press, [2023] — J 582.16 Hirs
  • Listen to the Language of the Trees

    a Story of How Forests Communicate Underground

    Kelley, Tera,
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Dawn Publications, [2022] — J 582.16 Kell