Plant a Tree

From leaf to root, seedling to towering oak, we’ve explored the many wonders and benefits of trees. Trees provide aesthetic beauty, habitat for animals, they replenish oxygen in our environment and they are the raw material for many products that we rely upon every day. Show your appreciation and understanding of trees and use Project Learning Tree’s “Plant a Tree” to plan and carry out your own tree-planting project. Everyone grab a shovel and throw a tree-planting party!


Book List

Grades PreK-2
Aliki. 1963. The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Prentice Hall.
Anthony, J. and C. Arbo. 1999. In a Nutshell. Dawn Publications.
Bash, B. 2002. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab. Sierra Club.
Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.
Brenner, B. and T. Leonard. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Bunting, E. 1994. The Night Tree. Voyager Books.
Canizares, S., D. Moreton and B. Chessen. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree? Scholastic, Inc.
Charman, A. 2003. I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves and Other Questions about Plants. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Costian, M. 2001. Life in a Tree: Focus, Habitat. Tandem Library.
Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Denver, J. 1990. Alfie the Christmas Tree. National Wildlife Federation.
DePalma, M.N. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.
Donahue, M. 1988. The Grandpa Tree. Roberts Rinehart, Inc.
Doval, M. W. 1992. The Heart of the Wood. Simon & Schuster.
Gackenbach, D. 1996. Mighty Tree. Harcourt Children's Books.
Gaff, J. 2005. I Wonder Why Pine Trees Have Needles and Other Questions about Forests. Roaring Brook Press.
Gillespie, L. 2009. Trees. EDC Publishing.
Gove, D. and M. H. Mallory. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Guiberson, B. 1993. Cactus Hotel. Holt.
Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.
Ikids. 2009. Green Start: One Tree. Innovative Kids.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America. Dawn Publications.
Kalman, B., K. Smithyman, and B. Bedell. 2002. The Life Cycle of a Tree. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Lavies, B. 1989. Tree Trunk Traffic. Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
Locker, T. 1995. Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art. Harper Collins.
Manson, C. 1993. The Tree in the Wood: An Old Nursery Song. North-South Books.
Miller, D.S. and S. Schuett. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Tree in the Ancient Forest. Dawn Publications.
Van Laan, N. 2000. A Tree for Me. Random House.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.

Grades 3-5
Aliki. 1963. The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Prentice Hall.
Anthony, J. and C. Arbo. 1999. In a Nutshell. Dawn Publications.
Bash, B. 2002. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab. Sierra Club.
Bernard, R. 2001. A Tree for All Seasons. National Geographic Children’s Books.
Bourgoing, P. 1992. The Tree. Scholastic First Discovery Books.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. Morrow/Avon.
Burnie, D. 2005. Tree (Eyewitness Book Series). DK Publishing.
Burns, D.L. and L. Garrow. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Canizares, S. 1997. Look at This Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
Denver, J. 1990. Alfie the Christmas Tree. National Wildlife Federation.
Doval, M. W. 1992. The Heart of the Wood. Simon & Schuster.
Dowden, A. The Blossom on the Bough: A Book of Trees. Thomas Y. Crowell.
Ehlert, L. 2005. Leaf Man. Harcourt Trade Publishers.
Garelick, M. & Brenner, B. 1979. The Tremendous Tree Book. Four Winds Press.
George, K. 1998. Old Elm Speaks. Clarion Books.
Gibbons, G. 1984. The Season of Arnold’s Apple Tree. Voyager Books.
Gibbons, G. 2002. Tell Me Tree: All About Trees for Kids. Little, Brown Young Readers.
Giono, J. 1985. The Man Who Planted Trees. Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Guiberson, B. 1993. Cactus Hotel. Holt.
Hiscock, B. 1991. The Big Tree. Atheneum Books-MacMillan.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America. Dawn Publications.
Kalman, B., K. Smithyman, and B. Bedell. 2002. The Life Cycle of a Tree. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Locker, T. 1995. Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art. Harper Collins.
Lyon, G. 1996. ABCedar: an Alphabet of Trees. Scholastic Inc..
Lyons, D. 2002. The Tree. Illumination Arts Publishing.
Manson, C. 1993. The Tree in the Wood: An Old Nursery Song. North-South Books.
Mellett, P. 2000. Trees: Fantastic Facts. Anness Publishing, Ltd.
Miller, D. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker Books for Young Readers.
Morrison, G. 2005. Oak Tree. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Oppenheim, J. 1967. Have You Seen Trees. Addison Wesley Longman Publishing Company.
Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Simon. S. 1973. A Tree on Your Street. Holiday House Inc.
Staub, F.J. 1998. America's Forests. Lerner Publishing Group.
Tresselt, A. 1992. The Gift of a Tree. Lothrop, Lee & Shephard Books.
Vieira, L. 1994. The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood. Walker Publishing Company.
Wong, H & Vessel, M. 1969. Our Tree. Addison-Wesley.

Grades 6-8
Arnosky, J. 1992. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Trees. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Cherry, L. 2000. The Great Kapok Tree. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Burnie, D. 2005. Tree (Eyewitness Book Series). DK Publishing.
Garelick, M. & Brenner, B. 1979. The Tremendous Tree Book. Four Winds Press.
Giono, J. 1985. The Man Who Planted Trees. Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
Marvis, B. and M. Ferron. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Facts on File, Inc
Mellett, P. 2000. Trees: Fantastic Facts. Anness Publishing, Ltd.
Simon. S. 1973. A Tree on Your Street. Holiday House Inc.
Vieira, L. 1994. The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood. Walker Publishing Company.

Grades 9-12
Deakin, R. 2009. Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.
Gibson, C.C., et al. 2000. People and Forests: Communities, Institutions, and Governance. MIT Press.
Heinrich, B. 1998. The Trees in My Forest. HarperCollins Publishers.
Kershner, B., et al. 2008. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America. Sterling Publishing.
Petrides, G. A., et al. 1996. Trees. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.