Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Trees of the World

Fun and informative book, very useable with kids and adults. Arrived on time and as described!

My girls love this book.

Fun and Factual!!

This is a great book for kids and adults alike. As an environmentalist, I love reading this with my son.

Our three and five year old love the story about different types of trees in different places. It was a favorite library book so now we have our own copy.

I was looking for a book to "spice up" a unit on trees for my young students, and this book is absolutely charming, and a really fun angle on a topic that's kind of a hard sell for kids. There are countless children's books out there about trees - whether informational, cutesy fiction, or "poetic" in nature. Many of them are guaranteed to make young children fidget and lose interest. I've never seen a children's book that focused on specific, famous trees and the fascinating stories about them, much less one that was illustrated in such appealing fashion. I want to see a sequel!

I love the feel of the pages when I'm turning them, and turn them is what you want to do when you're in the midst of this fascinating book! The Introduction pays homage to these delightful beings: "Trees are the oldest, biggest, and tallest living organisms on earth." If you've never been a tree hugger before, you will aquire new reverence for them. Aside from the enticing information of these fourteen trees are the enthralling illustrations. This is a book you can read and look at over and over again, and discover something new on each page. I had never heard of Moon Trees, and I thought The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest was just part of the Robin Hood myth--but it's a real tree! You may want to own this book instead of checking it out from the library, and certainly want to visit to some of them!

This is a nonfiction picture book celebrating 14 famous trees found in various places around the world (including one in Athens, GA). Each of the trees is given a two page spread. On those pages you will find the type of tree, name of tree, age, location, and a few paragraphs of interesting information about the tree. In the back of the book you can find more information about the tress featured as well as tips about caring for trees, a bibliography, and websites to explore.

Fun informative for child. 5 yr old loved looking at pictures. We learnt about trees around the world. A keeper.