A tiny acorn grows and grows ... into an enormous oak tree! The world around it changes. People and animals come and go. Finally, after a thousand extraordinary years, the ancient tree falls in a storm-and a new acorn sprouts, beginning the cycle of life all over again.
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When stuttering Lady Maximilian is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father's schemes, her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin. Riftan leaves for war the morning after their disastrous wedding ni...
Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, and she is married off to a fearsome war hero named Sir Riftan. To Maxis surprise, despite rumors that he was offered marriage to Princess Agnes, a beautiful and renowned sorceress, Riftan still wants Maxi for his wife....
'The Old Oak Tree' is a musical tale in verse following a robin through a year of seasons in her oak tree home, and a tender-hearted exploration of the cycle of life, featuring delicate paper-collage illustrations.
"Riftan has returned from the royal capital just in time to deal with a group of rogue knights attacking the gates of Anatol. When the dust settles, he and Maxi finally have time to get to know each other properly, but Maxi struggles to show Riftan who she really is for fear that...
Famous for her innovative plasticine illustrations that burst off every page, Barbara Reid has now created a wonderful new board book series in her trademark style. Each of the four titles in this nature series features simple text and vibrant illustrations all about creation and...
Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, including "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "Belling the Cat," in updated language.
Unabridged selections from a collection of cherished poems, songs, and lullabies, including beloved classics and modern favorites from Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein. Features a bonus pdf of paintings by James McMullan.
"This stunning, profound book explores the life cycle of a tree -- not just through a season but across decades -- as well as the other living things that depend upon it. How can something stay itself and yet change and grow? The oak tree shows us how"-- Provided by publisher.
Have you ever wondered what happens when a little acorn becomes a big oak tree? This story offers a perfect introduction to the life cycle of trees.-- adapted from back cover.
Geronimo decides to buy his aunt's old farm where he used to spend the holidays. It's filled with memories from his childhood! There is a large oak tree in the yard that holds legendary secrets to unlock.
"What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know ...
"After 400 years in the forest, it's time for Old Oak to fall. But her life is just beginning. A charming story about the lifecycle of a mother tree and the creatures who rely on her. Includes end notes about oak trees, tree rings, and the forest ecosystem"-- Provided by publishe...
A tiny acorn fulfills its destiny by becoming the tree God made it to be, and then it watches the little girl who climbs its branches grow up as well.
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: UNDER THE OAK TREE: VOLUME 1, ISBN 9780593871195. Just as Lady Maximilian begins to feel at home with Riftan, she receives a visit from Princess Agnes, the sorceress who might have become Riftan's wife if he'd decided to divorce Maxi after the Dragon Camp...
"From 1775 to the present, the landscape around a lone oak tree goes through significant changes"--Provided by publisher.
"In this delightful exploration of the seasons in nature, an oak tree and its animal inhabitants change and grow over the course of a year--just like their human neighbors! A large old oak tree stands near an empty house. Like the house, the tree provides shelter and a place to r...