Arborama: The Marvelous World of Trees

by Lisa Voisard, Jeffrey K. Butt (Translator)

Overview

A stunning illustrated introduction to the most important North American trees.

"A nonfiction volume of chic design. The book lays out the characteristics of all sorts of trees, principally in North America, with a nice mix of field-guide facts and cultural commentary.” – Wall Street Journal

"A poetic picture book for young and old that has the accuracy of field guide." – Swiss Public Broadcasting

Winner of the White Raven Award from the International Youth Library Foundation, author and illustrator Lisa Voisard captures a child's sense of wonder for the natural world. In Arborama, her first book available in English, Voisard submerses readers in the marvelous world of trees: how they reproduce and grow from tiny seeds into the largest plants on earth, how they make our life possible, and how they even communicate with one another. Over more than 200 lavishing-illustrated pages, readers will learn to identify more than 30 key North American trees—from favorites such as sugar maple and Douglas fir, to lesser known varieties such as the southern magnolia or weeping willow. Come to appreciate the marvelous world of trees all around you! 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783907293904
Publisher:	Helvetiq
Publication date:	04/11/2023
Series:	The Marvelous World
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	IG1010L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Lisa Voisard is a graphic designer and illustrator from Lausanne, Switzerland. Her illustrations are fresh, graphic, colorful and are often inspired by nature. Arborama is the first book in Lisa's 'The Marvelous World' series, the books of which have been bestsellers in French and German. Ornithorama: The Marvelous World of Birds and Insectorama: The Marvelous World of Insectsare forthcoming.

Jeffrey K. Butt is a translator residing in St. John’s, Canada. Jeffrey holds a Master of Arts degree in French from Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as a Master of Philosophy in Literary Translation from Trinity College, Dublin. When not translating, Jeffrey enjoys spending time at his cottage, gardening, hiking, traveling, and practicing Taekwon-Do, in which he holds a 4th degree Black Belt.

Table of Contents

Table of contents

What are trees? 6
Why do trees have leaves? 8
What about flowers? 9
What does fruit do? 10
What are cones? 11
Classifying trees 12

Portraits
Towns, cities, and parks 17
Forests and countryside 61
Forests and mountains 115
Other wondrous trees 164

Go on, take a good look around!
How to identify a tree 176
Leaves and needles 178
Flowers and young cones 180
Fruit 182
Cones 183
Changing with the seasons 184
Bark—a tree’s armor! 186
Roots—a tree’s anchor 187

The life of trees
The life of a tree 190
Reproduction 191
Guessing a tree’s age 192
Home to all sorts of creatures 194
The benefits of having trees around 196
Wood, cardboard, paper… 198

Species at risk 200
What can we do to help trees? 202

A
American beech 63 78
American chestnut 50 67 200
American elm 71
American hornbeam 64 72 77
American sycamore 19
Ash 200

B
Bald cypress 112 167
Basswood 23
Black walnut 29 102 156 190
Bristlecone pine 166

C
Canary Islands dragon tree 172
Chokecherry 33
Common apple 37
Common holly 171
Common juniper 117

D
Douglas fir 121 136

E
Eastern hemlock 125
Eastern white pine 83
Elm 200

G
Ginkgo 43
Gray alder 87
Gray birch 98

H
Hazel 88

J
Japanese maple 173
Juneberry 34

N
Nootka cypress 146
Northern red oak 91
Norway maple 106

O
Ohio buckeye 49 68

P
Paper birch 97 140
Peachleaf willow 58
Pear tree 38

R
Red pine 84
Redwood 129 165 200

S
Scarlet oak 92
Shagbark hickory 101
Small-leaved linden 24
Southern magnolia 53
Spruce 169
Subalpine fir 122 135 162
Sugar maple 20 105

T
Tamarack 111
Trembling aspen 139
Tulip tree 54 168

W
Weeping willow 57
Western hemlock 152
Western red cedar 118 145
Western yew 130 151
White ash 30 155
White spruce 126 161

Editorial Reviews

"A nonfiction volume of chic design. The book lays out the characteristics of all sorts of trees, principally in North America, with a nice mix of field-guide facts and cultural commentary.” – Wall Street Journal

"Chock-full of information, clearly and delightfully presented." – Kirkus Reviews

"A poetic picture book for young and old that has the accuracy of field guide." – Swiss Public Broadcasting

From the Publisher

2023-01-25
Inside the world of trees.

Published in Switzerland and translated from French, this title begins with the basics of what a tree is and what its essential parts—its leaves, fruit, cones, and seeds—do, followed by “Portraits,” a more in-depth look at 30 individual types of trees found in North America. These are grouped into three main habitats where they may most commonly be seen: towns, cities, and parks; forests and countryside; and forests and mountains. This approach is much more kid-friendly that grouping by taxonomy, since young readers will know what types of trees they may encounter in their own neighborhoods. Each portrait begins with an illustration of a mature example of the tree and some fun facts. The page turn gives more detail—type of bark, observation guide, similar trees, and images of what the tree looks like throughout the seasons. The presentation is the same for each species, with appealing gouachelike, full-color illustrations that are integral to the text. The portraits section is followed by tree identification tips and more information, such as how trees reproduce, their role in the forest ecosystem, and benefits to humans. Inevitably, the bad news comes—30% of all tree species globally are endangered—but the book assuages this dire information with a double-page spread on what readers can do to help.

Chock-full of information, clearly and delightfully presented. (educator's guide, index) (Nonfiction. 8-14)

Kirkus Reviews