All About Forests

All About Forests

By Mack van Gageldonk
Hardcover $19.95

$19.95

Publication Date: 13th September 2016

An informative book filled to the brim with fun facts about the forest and nature, with beautiful pictures and funny illustrations. For all children ages 5 and up. Read More
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An informative book filled to the brim with fun facts about the forest and nature, with beautiful pictures and funny illustrations. For all children ages 5 and up. Read More
Description

“A treat to read!” -- Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library

When you walk through a forest you see trees everywhere. Trees, trees and even more trees. Are all the trees in a forest the same? And are there any other plants in a forest? Which animals live in the trees of the forest? And on the ground? Do all forests in the world look alike? In this wonderful, big forest book you’ll discover all about conifers, deciduous trees, tropical forests and so much more!

An informative book filled to the brim with fun facts about the forest and nature, with beautiful pictures and funny illustrations. For all children ages 5 and up.

Details
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 80
  • Carton Quantity: 22
  • Publisher: Clavis
  • Imprint: Clavis
  • Series: World of Wonder
  • Publication Date: 13th September 2016
  • Trim Size: 10.2 x 9.75 in
  • Illustration Note: Color illustrations throughout
  • ISBN: 9781605373010
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Age: 5+
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests
Reviews
"Each two-page spread is covered with beautiful photographs overlaid with cute and engaging illustrations. The reader is immediately enticed to keep turning pages to see what comes next....the interesting illustrations, readability, and interactive questions make this a great choice for a nonfiction read-aloud. Recommended."

"Learn all about conifers, deciduous tress, tropical forests, and more with this book. It combines photographs to show children what things actually look like and illustrations that add a light-hearted touch." -- Learning magazine

"A great read aloud and the interactive questions are perfect." -- Emily Harris, Youth Librarian, Siouxland Libraries

"A treat to read. It is full of engaging questions and comments beside photos meant to draw children in the way a storyteller would. Each chapter is brief and packed with facts and lush photos. This is the kind of book child could pick up, explore a bit, and come back to later." -- Jessica Rodrigues, Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library

"...showcases all the different parts of the forest in an easy-to-understand and interactive way. A child will have no problem differentiating between a coniferous and deciduous tree after reading this book! It's filled with both photographs and illustrations, which makes it interesting to look through....Each spread features a fun question to help the child process the information they just learned. This book encourages the child to experience the forest for themselves, and maybe even play a game of hide-and-seek! This would be a lovely book to read to your child before taking them on a trip to the forest." Taryn Villarreal, The Overly Attached Reader

"A great book to use when teaching about different habitats and animals ...[and] good ... to use in a science lesson." -- Carla Johnson-Hicks, Elementary Educator

"A fun and informative book. It's easy to read and is packed full of images. It has information on the different trees and animals you can find in the forest and helps you learn about them in a fun way." -- Donna Maguire, Donna's Book Blog

"Filled with cleverly done illustrations overlaid on photos to keep a child's interest, it encourages interaction and observation on each page, applying their new-found knowledge while they count, analyze and think....It explains about all parts of a forest through the changing seasons: types and parts of trees, plants, and the varied wildlife living in and under the trees and in the water. There's even a section for forests around the world." - Hilary Carter, reviewer

Author Bio
Mack (1960, the Netherlands) is a graphic designer and illustrator from The Netherlands. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. During his education he made funny and educational cartoons about, among others, penguins and whales. These cartoons were later bought by the ‘Diergaarde Blijdorp’-zoo in Rotterdam. By now Mack is a regular illustrator at this animal park and he is the author of several children’s books, in which animals often are the lead characters.

Mack has a primitive way of drawing. He gets inspired by African art and the paintings of the Australian aboriginals. Both create an immense power by simplifying shapes. Mack wants to combine that powerful simplification with a subtle sense of humour.

“In my books I try to teach children something in a funny way,” Mack says. “If I draw a penguin, it doesn’t matter to me that much how pretty he is or how good of an swimmer he is. What I want to show the most is how baggy he stands on the ice and how funny his walk is. That funny bagginess is what I try to catch in a couple of lines. Only when children can laugh about it, I think to myself: ‘Yes, I did it’.”

“A treat to read!” -- Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library

When you walk through a forest you see trees everywhere. Trees, trees and even more trees. Are all the trees in a forest the same? And are there any other plants in a forest? Which animals live in the trees of the forest? And on the ground? Do all forests in the world look alike? In this wonderful, big forest book you’ll discover all about conifers, deciduous trees, tropical forests and so much more!

An informative book filled to the brim with fun facts about the forest and nature, with beautiful pictures and funny illustrations. For all children ages 5 and up.

  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 80
  • Carton Quantity: 22
  • Publisher: Clavis
  • Imprint: Clavis
  • Series: World of Wonder
  • Publication Date: 13th September 2016
  • Trim Size: 10.2 x 9.75 in
  • Illustrations Note: Color illustrations throughout
  • ISBN: 9781605373010
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Age: 5+
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests
"Each two-page spread is covered with beautiful photographs overlaid with cute and engaging illustrations. The reader is immediately enticed to keep turning pages to see what comes next....the interesting illustrations, readability, and interactive questions make this a great choice for a nonfiction read-aloud. Recommended."

"Learn all about conifers, deciduous tress, tropical forests, and more with this book. It combines photographs to show children what things actually look like and illustrations that add a light-hearted touch." -- Learning magazine

"A great read aloud and the interactive questions are perfect." -- Emily Harris, Youth Librarian, Siouxland Libraries

"A treat to read. It is full of engaging questions and comments beside photos meant to draw children in the way a storyteller would. Each chapter is brief and packed with facts and lush photos. This is the kind of book child could pick up, explore a bit, and come back to later." -- Jessica Rodrigues, Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library

"...showcases all the different parts of the forest in an easy-to-understand and interactive way. A child will have no problem differentiating between a coniferous and deciduous tree after reading this book! It's filled with both photographs and illustrations, which makes it interesting to look through....Each spread features a fun question to help the child process the information they just learned. This book encourages the child to experience the forest for themselves, and maybe even play a game of hide-and-seek! This would be a lovely book to read to your child before taking them on a trip to the forest." Taryn Villarreal, The Overly Attached Reader

"A great book to use when teaching about different habitats and animals ...[and] good ... to use in a science lesson." -- Carla Johnson-Hicks, Elementary Educator

"A fun and informative book. It's easy to read and is packed full of images. It has information on the different trees and animals you can find in the forest and helps you learn about them in a fun way." -- Donna Maguire, Donna's Book Blog

"Filled with cleverly done illustrations overlaid on photos to keep a child's interest, it encourages interaction and observation on each page, applying their new-found knowledge while they count, analyze and think....It explains about all parts of a forest through the changing seasons: types and parts of trees, plants, and the varied wildlife living in and under the trees and in the water. There's even a section for forests around the world." - Hilary Carter, reviewer

Mack (1960, the Netherlands) is a graphic designer and illustrator from The Netherlands. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. During his education he made funny and educational cartoons about, among others, penguins and whales. These cartoons were later bought by the ‘Diergaarde Blijdorp’-zoo in Rotterdam. By now Mack is a regular illustrator at this animal park and he is the author of several children’s books, in which animals often are the lead characters.

Mack has a primitive way of drawing. He gets inspired by African art and the paintings of the Australian aboriginals. Both create an immense power by simplifying shapes. Mack wants to combine that powerful simplification with a subtle sense of humour.

“In my books I try to teach children something in a funny way,” Mack says. “If I draw a penguin, it doesn’t matter to me that much how pretty he is or how good of an swimmer he is. What I want to show the most is how baggy he stands on the ice and how funny his walk is. That funny bagginess is what I try to catch in a couple of lines. Only when children can laugh about it, I think to myself: ‘Yes, I did it’.”