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- Twelve trees : the deep roots of our future / by Lewis, Daniel,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that represent the challenges facing our planet, and the ways that scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future.The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history--from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobotanists, indigenous peoples, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying trees and their biology to understand how and why trees function individually and collectively in the ways they do. In Twelve Trees, Daniel Lewis, curator and historian at one of the world's most renowned research libraries, travels the world to learn about these trees in their habitats. Lewis takes us on a sweeping journey to plant breeding labs, botanical gardens, research facilities, deep inside museum collections, to the tops of tall trees, underwater, and around the Earth, journeying into the deserts of the American west and the deep jungles of Peru, to offer a globe-spanning perspective on the crucial impact trees have on our entire planet. When a once-common tree goes extinct in the wild but survives in a botanical garden, what happens next? How can scientists reconstruct lost genomes and habitats? How does a tree store thousands of gallons of water, or offer up perfectly preserved insects from millions of years ago, or root itself in muddy swamps and remain standing? How does a 5,000-year-old tree manage to live, and what can we learn from it? And how can science account for the survival of one species at the expense of others? To study the science of trees is to study not just the present, but the story of the world, its past, and its future."--- Subjects: Trees; Trees;
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- Everybody's tree / by Joosse, Barbara M.; Graef, Renee.;
LSC- Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Christmas stories.; Christmas trees;
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- The Christmas tree / by Randell, Beverley,1931-; Lacey, Elspeth.;
LSC- Subjects: Christmas trees;
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Family tree magazine [periodical].
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- Subjects: Genealogy;
- © 2000-, Yankee Publishing, Inc.,
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- The whispering trees / by White, J. A.; Offermann, Andrea.;
"The story of a good witch, a bad witch, and a forest demon, trapped together in a world that is both enchanting and dangerous"--www.bookmanager.com.Ages 10 and up.LSC- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Human-animal communication; Magic; Forests and forestry;
- © c2015., Katherine Tegen Books,
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- Elm Tree Road / by Jacobs, Anna.;
In the sequel to 'Cherry Tree Lane', Nell the second Willitt sister, leaves her brutal father and moves with new husband Cliff to Lancashire. But Nell's happiness is short-lived and when tragedy strikes, Nell, mad with grief, runs away.- Subjects: Love stories.; Farmers; Fathers and daughters;
- © c2011., Allison & Busby,
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- The alphabet tree / by Lionni, Leo,1910-;
After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.- Subjects: Alphabet; Writing; Insects; Caterpillars;
- © 2004., Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
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- The tree horse / by Smith, Annette.; Moore, Jarrah.; Aloisi, Giuliano.;
Finn and Dad are looking at the horses in the paddock. The horses are much bigger than Finn, and scare him, so he finds something else to ride that's the right size.LSC- Subjects: Horses; Trees;
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- Be a tree! / by Gianferrari, Maria.; Sala, Felicita.;
Includes bibliographical references and internet addresses.Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one another. Includes notes on the anatomy of a tree, ways to help save trees, and how to help in one's community.LSC- Subjects: Trees; Community life;
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- Picture a tree / by Reid, Barbara,1957-; Crysler, Ian,1957-;
With lyrical text and plasticine relief illustrations, author and illustrator Barbara Reid celebrates trees.LSC- Subjects: Trees;
- © c2011., North Winds Press,
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