Ten Common Trees

Start with ten trees, and the whole forest opens. Susan Stokes wrote this gentle primer for young readers meeting the trees around them: oak and maple, elm and pine, birch and their companions, each introduced through its leaves, flowers, seeds, and seasons. The lessons are short, clear, and made for reading aloud, with questions that send listeners outside to look for themselves. A sweet first step into nature study for families and curious beginners. Learn ten names and you will never walk past a tree the same way.