Children's Nonfiction Trees & Forests
Wake Up, Little Pin!
The Story of a Sleepy Sapling
- Publisher
- Owlkids Books Inc.
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2024
- Category
- Trees & Forests, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Seasons
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781771475600
- Publish Date
- Mar 2024
- List Price
- $21.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 4 to 7
- Grade: 2 to 12
Description
It’s early spring, and Mother Pin Oak enlists the help of her forest family to wake her sleepy sapling
When Mother Pin Oak wakes to crisp, spring air and cannot seem to stir her Little Pin Oak growing beside her, she seeks help from other members of her forest community.
A vole digs tunnels in the soil, enabling nutrients to reach Little Pin’s roots; a melted spring provides the sapling with a refreshing drink; fungi pass on nourishment through their underground network. Little by little their forest family gives as much as it can and then, they wait quietly … until Little Pin stretches the tips of his young limbs wide and lengthens the top of his crown, finally awake and ready for spring!
Lush and lively art brings the forest family to life in this sweetly whimsical story about the wonders of nature. An author’s note in the opening pages explains the author’s discovery of tree families and educational back matter presents more information about trees and age-appropriate further reading suggestions.
About the authors
LORETTA GARBUTT developed her passion for children’s books while working as a storyteller, bookseller, and reviewer. Her picture books include A Stopwatch from Grampa and And J.J. Slept. Loretta writes from her home in Toronto, Ontario, and believes that finding the perfect words is just as challenging as choosing the perfect colors.
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Originaire du Venezuela, Marianne Ferrer a immigré au Canada en 1998. Après avoir étudié l’illustration et le design au cégep Dawson à Montréal, elle a poursuivi ses études en design graphique à l’Université du Québec à Montréal, où elle habite toujours. Marianne a illustré de nombreux ouvrages, notamment Toucania (Monsieur Ed), Mel and Mo's Marvelous Balancing Act (Annick Press) et The Invisible Garden (Orca). Son style est empreint de charme, de délicatesse et de profondeur.
Editorial Reviews
"This beautifully illustrated book puts magic and wisdom back into the forest for a child."
Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees
"An intimate and accurate picture of a natural cycle."
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