This Tree Counts!

April 22nd is Earth Day! This Tree Counts! by Sarah Snow is a great way to begin talking to young readers about the importance of taking care of our beautiful Earth. The book goes through a Tree and explains each living thing (animals and organisms) that need the tree to survive. The students in the book quickly become attached to the tree and begin to understand how they can help to preserve the Earth themselves. The pictures are layered and look as though they were cut out of a magazine and taped to the page. There are also numbers that follow through the book which would help very young students - incorporating this book into a math lesson. This book would work as a great introduction to a new "Earth Unit!"