{"product_id":"9780702324345","title":"The Oak Tree","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Donaldson, Julia \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnclassified\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 January 1800 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e226 x 280 x 13 | 440g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Watch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etree!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eground. As the years pass, it grows . . . and GROWS into an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenormous oak tree! As the centuries sweep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby, children play games around the tree. Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edance about it. A fleeing king even hides inside its hollow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrunk!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tree gives food and shelter to a host of animals,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom squirrels and badgers to birds and beetles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a thousand years, the ancient tree finally falls in a storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- but a new acorn sprouts, and the cycle of life begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tree's magical life story is brought to life in Julia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonaldson's rich, dramatic rhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Sandoy's gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperfectly capture the changing seasons, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople and wildlife that pass by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren will love spotting all the creatures in the pictures,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand seeing the games children play around the tree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that encourages us all to look more closely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat nature, and to appreciate the wonder of our ancient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final pages of the book contain extra fascinating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efacts about oak trees and the animals that depend on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Praise for The Christmas Pine, also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Julia Donaldson and Victoria Sandoy:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Magical . . . as well as paying tribute to tradition, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egentle rhythmic verse and stunning pictures illuminate the two other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethings close to Julia's heart: the power of children and song'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Julia Donaldson is the author of many of the best-loved children's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooks ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has been awarded a CBE for services to literature, and is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe most celebrated children's writer in Britain today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBBC at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594236047495,"sku":"9780702324345","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9780702324345.jpg?v=1710423069","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780702324345","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}