Genre: Children’s
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children
Publication Date: September 2009
Reviewed by Jaci Miller
From squirrels to cocoons, a tree bustles with life; even the leaves are busy producing oxygen. The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward encourages readers to take a closer peek at nature and the simple wonders right at hand. Readers gaze at chipmunks, spiders, woodpeckers, owls and other creatures in their rituals around an oak tree.
Elegant rhymes add to this book’s charm. A unique narrative perspective—the tree’s—guides the reader on a tour through the book and around the tree.
Beautiful, detailed oil paintings illuminate the joys of wildlife abounding near and within trees. Tiny details, like a ladybug on a leaf or grubs by roots, add to the realism of the illustrations.
This story truly invites the reader to “come and see” this busy tree. It reveals just enough of nature to whet our appetites—the kind of book that makes us fall in love with the wild and rush out to the nearest park or backyard in hopes of glimpsing a scurry or flutter.
Review copy provided by Marshall Cavendish Children.
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