The Tree of Life: A lift-the-flap book about the amazing animals that live in trees around the world

(Board book)

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This joyous book highlights some of the best tree habitats in the world, with plenty of fun things for young readers to spot in each stunning illustration by Kendra Binney. After spying a creature hidden in the foliage they can lift a flap to learn more about it. The book includes famous trees such as coast redwoods and ancient oaks, as well as some species kids might be less familiar with - like the dragon blood tree of Yemen! By the end of the book kids will have a new-found appreciation for the role trees play in ecosystems all over the world.

Author Bio

Nalini Nadkarni, also known as the "Queen of the Forest Canopy", is a celebrated ecologist who pioneered the use of mountain-climbing equipment to study the rainforest canopies of Costa Rica in the 1980s. In 2019, Mattel introduced a Barbie doll based on Nadkarni!