Explore My World A Tree Grows Up

In this charming picture book, curious little kids will learn all about how an acorn grows up to be an oak tree. The story includes the stages of growth of a tree throughout the seasons and year. It also introduces the happenings around the tree, from children playing in its shade to squirrels climbing up its trunk and birds nesting in its branches. These engaging Explore My World picture books on subjects kids care about combine simple stories with unforgettable photography. They invite little kids to take their first big steps toward understanding the world around them and are just the thing for parents and kids to curl up with and read aloud.
MARFÉ FERGUSON DELANO is the author of more than 20 books for National Geographic, including Genius, A Photobiograhy ofAlbert Einstein, which was an Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas AlvaEdison. Her latest titles for National Geographic are Helen's Eyes, a Photobiography of Annie SullivanMaster George's People, Explore My World: Butterflies, Explore My World: FrogsExplore My World: Baby AnimalsExploreMy World: Clouds, Explore My World: A Tree Grows Up, and Welcome to the World. Delano is a graduate of Duke University. View titles by Marfe Ferguson Delano

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In this charming picture book, curious little kids will learn all about how an acorn grows up to be an oak tree. The story includes the stages of growth of a tree throughout the seasons and year. It also introduces the happenings around the tree, from children playing in its shade to squirrels climbing up its trunk and birds nesting in its branches. These engaging Explore My World picture books on subjects kids care about combine simple stories with unforgettable photography. They invite little kids to take their first big steps toward understanding the world around them and are just the thing for parents and kids to curl up with and read aloud.

Author

MARFÉ FERGUSON DELANO is the author of more than 20 books for National Geographic, including Genius, A Photobiograhy ofAlbert Einstein, which was an Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas AlvaEdison. Her latest titles for National Geographic are Helen's Eyes, a Photobiography of Annie SullivanMaster George's People, Explore My World: Butterflies, Explore My World: FrogsExplore My World: Baby AnimalsExploreMy World: Clouds, Explore My World: A Tree Grows Up, and Welcome to the World. Delano is a graduate of Duke University. View titles by Marfe Ferguson Delano

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