Tree of Wonder : The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree - Kate Messner

Tree of Wonder

The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree

By: Kate Messner

Paperback | 18 August 2020

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Deep in the forest, in the warm-wet green, 1 almendro tree grows, stretching its branches toward the sun. Who makes their homes here?

2 great green macaws,
4 keel-billed toucans,
8 howler monkeys,
16 fruit bats,
32 fer-de-lance vipers,
64 agoutis,
128 blue morpho butterflies,
256 poison dart frogs,
512 rusty wandering spiders,
1,024 leafcutter ants.

Count each and every one as life multiplies again and again in this lush and fascinating book about the rainforest.

About the Author

Kate Messner is the award-winning author of Over and Under The Snow, Up In The Garden And Down In The Dirt, Over And Under The Pond, Over And Under The Rainforest, How To Read A Story, and The Brilliant Deep, as well as more than a dozen other books for young readers. Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family. When she's not writing, she loves spending time outside - cross country skiing, hiking, swimming, and digging in her gardens.
Industry Reviews
"With a mix of math, literature, and science, this title has broad audience appeal."-School Library Connection
SB&F Award of Excellence
"Beautiful."--Imagination Soup
"Enlightening..descriptive and poetic."--School Library Journal

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