Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is a tale about life from a "tree'seye" view. As a youngster the acorn faces its own challenges, but as a great oak it oversees a parade of people and activities below. This book is simple yet thoughtprovoking.
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In a Nutshell is a book that teaches the life cycle of an oak tree, but more importantly, readers are given beautiful life lessons on change and growth as we see the acorn through the seasons.
Here, in luminous illustrations, is the life cycle of an oak-and how it supports life even after it is gone. An acorn drops from a great oak and grows. Animals nibble at it, a fire threatens it, but overcoming many challenges it eventually towers high in the forest, observing the changing human scene below. Eventually its energy passes into many other life forms.
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In a Nutshell is a book that explores the life cycle of a plant, but more importantly, readers are given beautiful life lessons on change and growth in this inspirational book for kids, as we see the acorn travel through the seasons.
Through luminous illustrations, In a Nutshell explores the life cycle of an oak tree and how it supports life even after it is gone. An acorn drops from a great oak and grows. Animals nibble at it, a fire threatens it, but overcoming many challenges it eventually towers high in the forest, observing the changing human scene below. Eventually its energy passes into many other life forms. An oak tree can teach much about seeds and seasons and cycles--but it also can make us appreciate the challenges it must overcome.
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Who we are.
Why we are here.
Where we come from and where we go.
Every child ponders life's greatest questions.
Here, in a nutshell, is a tale about life.