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Trees and Leaves
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Introduction:  

Has your teacher asked you to do a report or other assignment on trees? With this pathfinder you can learn about trees and leaves using books, websites, and other materials. It will be especially helpful to students working on tree identification projects.

Books:
Reference Sources:

Trees of Arkansas by Dwight M. Moore (582 Mo)

Leaves, the Formation, Characteristics, and uses of Hundreds of Leaves by Ghillean Prace (582.01 Pr89)

The Nature and Science of Leaves by Jane Burton (J575.5 Bu95)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees (Ref 582.16)

Trees of Arkansas by Dwight M. Moore (Ref 582 Mo)

Online Reference Sources:
Internet Links:

AccessScience - Search entire encyclopedia using terms such as "trees" and "leaves". For advanced students.

Kids Search (up to 5th grade) - Search using terms such as "trees" and "leaves".

Student Research Center (5th grade and up) - Search using terms such as "trees" and "leaves".

Gale Discovering Collection - Search the Science & Health Section using terms such as "trees" and "leaves" for information and science projects.

Grolier's Encyclopedias - Search all encyclopedias including New Book of Popular Science using terms such as "trees" and "leaves".

American Forest.org
http://www.americanforests.org

This is the website of the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources -Kids for Trees
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/tree_kit/

At this site for kids, you can learn about trees and wildlife of the forest.

Trees and Forest
http://42explore.com/treesforests.htm

Learn about different tree species and view pictures of vaious types of forest. You are invited to submit information and stories about your local woodlands.

Dewey Decimal Numbers to know:
Words to know:

580, 582, 582.16 and 583 - Be sure to check the shelves for these numbers in the Children's Library, the Reference Collection, and Adult Non-Fiction Collection.

trees
deciduous trees
forest
orchards
conifers





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Last Edited:
February 22, 2008