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Messner, Kate

Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree

32 pp. | Chronicle | August, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-1248-0 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani. The Latin American almendro tree hosts thousands of living creatures, including the endangered great green macaw. In this book, one tree provides habitat for two macaws, four toucans, eight howler monkeys, and so on to 1,024 leaf-cutter ants, all illustrated in lush acrylics. Concise information is provided about each species, while mini-creature visuals represent the progressively doubled numbers. Rainforest-ecology-themed math problems are included. Reading list.
Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

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