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One Day This Tree Will Fall

Leslie Barnard Booth

Illustrator: Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-9696-5

Keywords: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-Trees, nature, science, decomposition

Witness the life cycle of a tree, from a seed on the wind to a full-grown home for other organisms. Colorful, detailed mixed-media art. Back matter with glossary and bibliography.