Meet the Author

Emmanuelle Pratt or better known Miss Pratt is the author of this book. She is a soon to be elementary school teacher, and a lover of nature. "The world brings us beauty and care. Treat it with just as much.

Table of Contents

1. What is a tree?

        The Life Cycle pg.8-9

        Different types pg.10-11

2. Ways Trees Help the Environment

        Air for us to breathe pg.13

        Trees fight Climate Change pg.14

        A place for Tiny Critters pg.15

3. Ways Trees have been Harmed

        Forest Fires pg. 18

        Deforestation pg. 19

4. How to Help Our Backyard Friends

        Paperless pg.22

        Clean up! pg.23

Glossary pg.24

Oh! Good Morning! I was just finishing my coffee! Did you enjoy your breakfast? Where am I? Good question! I am in my backyard. Pretty isn't it? I just love trees. Did you know these trees were here before I was born? Would you like to know-how?

            Fun Fact

      I live here!

      What is a Tree?

Acorn

Sapling

Mature Tree

Decaying     Tree

Just like you and me, a tree begins with a life cycle. For example, a tree starts life as an acorn. Then as it grows, the seed becomes a sapling. As it matures, it forms into a tree. Finally, the tree begins to decay and is ready to be harvested.

Types of Trees

Deciduous(duh·si·joo·uhs)

The First type is deciduous. A deciduous tree loses its leaves at the end of a season. They often bear fruit, and leaves change shades.

                    Fun Fact

This image is of an apple tree in the fall.

Coniferous (co-NIFF-er-us)

A coniferous tree is one that does not lose its leaves but does shed its pine cones. A pine cone is a seed that is shielded by a hard cover.

                        Ways Trees

      Help the Environment

First

Trees produce the oxygen we breathe.

This occurs through a process called photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis occurs when leaves absorb carbon dioxide(CO2) and water into sugars the trees can eat. By doing the tree releases the oxygen we breathe.

Second

Third

Did you know that animals live in trees? Which ones?