Tree
Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees, and other aspects.
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- ISBN: 0789458209
- Physical Description 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Publisher New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., [2000]
- Copyright ©2000
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "DK." "First American edition, 1988"--T.p. verso. Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.95 |
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Table of Contents
Tree
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| What is a tree? | p. 6 | |
| Broadleaved trees | p. 8 | |
| Coniferous trees | p. 10 | |
| Tropical trees | p. 12 | |
| The birth of a tree | p. 14 | |
| How trees grow | p. 16 | |
| Putting down roots | p. 18 | |
| The tree trunk | p. 20 | |
| Bark - the outer skin | p. 22 | |
| From bud to leaf | p. 24 | |
| Simple leaves | p. 26 | |
| Compound leaves | p. 28 | |
| Needles and scales | p. 30 | |
| Blowing in the wind | p. 32 | |
| Insect-pollinated flowers | p. 34 | |
| Animal-pollinated flowers | p. 36 | |
| Fruit and berries | p. 38 | |
| Seeds and nuts | p. 40 | |
| Tropical fruit and nuts | p. 42 | |
| Cones | p. 44 | |
| Falling leaves | p. 46 | |
| The death of a tree | p. 48 | |
| Life among the leaves | p. 50 | |
| Life in the leaf litter | p. 52 | |
| Pollution and disease | p. 54 | |
| From tree to timber | p. 56 | |
| Working with wood | p. 58 | |
| Tree care and management | p. 60 | |
| Looking at trees | p. 62 | |
| Index | p. 64 |
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