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When Tree Became a Tree

When Tree Became a Tree

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Meet Tree! Follow along as she guides us through her life cycle in this charming and humorous nonfiction picture book.

Following the success of When Cloud Became a Cloud and When Moon Became the Moon comes Rob Hodgson’s next long-form picture book about an apple tree’s life cycle. This delightfully fun exploration of trees both informs and entertains, and helps young readers make sense of the world around them. The charming protagonist, Tree, sparsely narrates her story in ten short chapters with text bubbles and vignettes sprinkled in to provide wit, style, and humor. Young audiences will immediately connect to the colorful, whimsical art and welcome a sense of accomplishment in devouring this unexpected yet wholly accessible scientific book.
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Praise for When Tree Became a Tree

"While the natural elements are anthropomorphized, the book solidly explains scientific concepts in an approachable manner, focusing on both the small and large aspects of a tree’s life." —Horn Book Reviews
"A beneficent view of growth and cycles in nature." —Kirkus
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About the Author

Rob Hodgson
Rachel Elliot is an experienced author and editor living in Devon, England. She has an MA in modern literature from the University of Kent and has written over twenty books for children, including Maisie Mammoth’s Memoirs, Danny Dodo’s Detective Diary, and There’s a Mountain in this Book.

Rob Hodgson is a British designer and illustrator. He is the author and illustrator of The Cave and The Woods and the illustrator of An A to Z of Monsters and Magical Beings and A Good Day for a Hat. He lives in Bristol, UK.

Dr. Nick Crumpton is a zoologist at University College London. He completed his PhD at Cambridge University before working at the Natural History Museum and for the BBC as a journalist and researcher. He is the author of the Favorite Pets series and The Amazing Animal Atlas. More by Rob Hodgson
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About the Author

Rob Hodgson
Rachel Elliot is an experienced author and editor living in Devon, England. She has an MA in modern literature from the University of Kent and has written over twenty books for children, including Maisie Mammoth’s Memoirs, Danny Dodo’s Detective Diary, and There’s a Mountain in this Book.

Rob Hodgson is a British designer and illustrator. He is the author and illustrator of The Cave and The Woods and the illustrator of An A to Z of Monsters and Magical Beings and A Good Day for a Hat. He lives in Bristol, UK.

Dr. Nick Crumpton is a zoologist at University College London. He completed his PhD at Cambridge University before working at the Natural History Museum and for the BBC as a journalist and researcher. He is the author of the Favorite Pets series and The Amazing Animal Atlas. More by Rob Hodgson
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