Did you ever wonder why trees have green leaves?

Or why a poplar is tall and thing, and an apple tree broad and round-shaped?

Or what makes the rings on the stump of a tree, and why some are light-colored and others dark?

Do you know why maples have winged seeds that look like old-fashioned clock keys, and cottonwoods have seeds covered with fluff?

Can you tell a spruce tree from a fir or a hemlock?

If you have ever wondered how trees grow and what they do, THE FIRST BOOK OF TREES is the book for you — it tells you all about them.

And it has over fifty full pages of beautiful drawings of trees with their leaves, seeds, fruits and flowers. Now you can see the special things that make each kind of tree different, and you can learn to call each one by name.

Trees are exciting when you know about them — and surprising, too. Who knows — they might become your hobby.

A good introduction to trees, packed with a wealth of scientific information, clearly and simply told, with Helene Carter's beautiful and accurate drawings.

From the book