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A Tree Is Nice

by Janice May Udry Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS

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    Caldecott Medal winner

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AlbakiReads Editorial

The Everyday Gifts of Trees

In this 32-page picture book, trees are presented through familiar sights and uses: their place in the sky, the shade they offer, branches for birds’ nests, and spaces for climbing, swinging, or playing among leaves. The subject stays close to everyday experience, linking trees with both human activity and the lives of animals. Its simple catalogue of what a tree can provide gives young readers concrete ways to notice trees in their surroundings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring trees and nature
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about everyday outdoor observations

Themes

Trees and forestsNature in daily lifeAnimal habitatsOutdoor play

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Book overview

Winner of the Caldecott Medal

"A radiant and buoyant picture book." --The Horn Book

A Tree Is Nice is a classic tale about the beauty of the everyday world. "Simont's watercolors perfectly complement the poetic simplicity of the text, allowing the reader room to engage in his or her own imaginative embroiderings about trees" (Children's Books and Their Creators).

Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.

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