This joyful book follows the life cycle of a tree as it grows from seedling to mature tree, and finally gives way to a new sapling. At every stage of the tree's life, children are shown playing under its branches.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 582.16
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781773210032 1773210017
- LCCN
- PZ8.3.S872313 QK475.8
- LCCN Item number
- Tr 2018eb S755 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- YDX
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (1 volume unpaged)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00240415 (OCoLC)1035245029 (CaOOCEL)457080
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- Tree Song 1
- By Tiffany Stone Art by Holly Hatam 1
- Hushhhhhhhhhhhh warns wind and whirls seed down. 5
- Seed lies silent on the ground. 6
- Oh-so quiet not a peep. Seed escapes a hungry beak. 8
- All around thrums forest noise. Should seed try its brand-new voice 9
- Twitter. Trickle. Rustle. Growl. 9
- Is it time yet No not now. 9
- Song of sunshine. Song of rain. Chirrrrrrrrrrrrp A bird is foiled again. 11
- Waiting . . . Waiting . . . 11
- Pushhhhhhhhhhhh TA-DA Seed sprouts sings out tree-tra-la 14
- Roots reach deep and branches high s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g up to tickle sky. 15
- Tee-hee-hee Sky laughs along as tree grows singing loud and strong. 16
- Tree sings with the seasons too. Summer hums in brightest blue. 17
- Tree sings back a song of shade a dappled shadow serenade. 18
- Fall calls out for fancy dress. Shall we dance Tree answers yes 20
- The forest swirls red yellow brown. 20
- Then flitter 20
- In winter tree stands bare and bold listens closely to the cold. 21
- The whisper-song of falling snow icicles sighing as they grow. Quiet sparkles everywhere . . . 22
- . . . till spring rings through the frozen air. 23
- Buds burst in a melody of tender green on springtime tree. 23
- And birds who would have eaten seed come to build their nests in tree. 24
- An axs thwack is almost heard but tree shouts STOP without a word. 25
- The man looks up and understands. He drops the ax thats in his hands. 26
- So it goes year after year. New voices join. Some disappear. 27
- Tree keeps singing on and on. But even trees must end their songs. 27
- Hushhhhhhhhhhhh soothes wind eventually whirling round the ancient tree. 30
- Tree sings out one final sound. 30
- Tree lies silent on the ground. 31
- Song of sunshine song of rain . . . 31
- Tree-tra-la begins again. 33
- Tree Song 34
- By Tiffany Stone Art by Holly Hatam 34
