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Chevallier, Chiara

The Secret Life of Trees

32 pp. | DK | November, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-4761-4 $$12.95 | Paper ISBN 0-7894-4760-6 $$3.95
(4) K-3 Eyewitness Readers series. Chevallier provides an informative, though brief, introduction to trees, discussing their physical features (bark, roots, leaves); the various creatures that live in, on, and under them; and the difference between broad-leaved trees and conifers. Some of the silhouetted and cropped color photographs look unnatural. Brief sidebars and an appended section on common trees expand the text. Ind.
Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

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