Poetrees

Poetrees by Douglas Florian
This poetry book focuses on the different types of trees in the world. Each poem has a colorful and detailed painting of the tree discussed. The illustrations have small details that aren't noticed until the reader looks closer at them. For example, in the poem "Giant Sequoias"there are hands placed throughout the illustration,  there is a camouflaged rabbit at the base of the tree, as well as plants that can be expected to be seen in the are the sequoias live in. In this poem, the reader learns that these trees can be up to three thousand years old, have spongy bark, their roots anchor them to the ground, they are the tallest trees, and especially in all bolds don't destroy the giant sequoias. For such short poems, the reader is given many useful facts in which are presented to them with a smooth rhythm and fun rhyming words. These fun poems make reading nonfiction fun by rhyming, I would highly recommend this book to those researching trees and or anybody looking for a fun and fact driven read.