What’s so Special About a Tree?:
Celebrate the Amazing World of Trees Through Original Artwork and Enchanting Rhymes
By Susan Polk Van Dusen
Art by John S. Polk
Van Dusen Books
Part of the Art and Verse series
Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9902951-1-7
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9902951-0-0
Available through Ingram Content Group.
Also available from Amazon, Bookshop.org, and other online booksellers. Or order from your favorite independent bookstore!
With Susan Polk Van Dusen’s gentle, rhyming verse set alongside her late father’s original artwork, What’s So Special About a Tree? is a unique style of picture book that educates and entertains young children about the value of trees in our world.
Susan’s father, John S. Polk, was a visual artist who worked primarily in watercolor, oil, and graphite. After inheriting his art collection, Susan decided to honor her dad’s talent by creating the Art and Verse picture book series featuring his paintings and drawings. For the series’ first book, Susan selected 14 of her dad’s tree-themed pieces. The result introduces young readers to the wonder, beauty, and significance of trees. Adults can add to the storytime experience by sharing how trees vary in size, shape, and color, as well as discussing how trees provide basic needs, such as oxygen and shelter for animals.
What’s so Special About a Tree? is part of the Art and Verse picture book series and is the ideal picture book to inspire young nature lovers to appreciate trees as one of our world’s most valuable and beautiful resources.
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