This is a great resource for reading aloud to young children! My oldest is almost six and this was a fun book to read with him. We have many evergreen trees on our property, and we were able to learn more about the differences between evergreen and deciduous trees.
The writing is informative without being dense or overwhelming. The illustrations are colorful and whimsical, but detailed enough to be recognizable. I enjoyed the facts about the oldest tree in the world, the biggest tree in the world, etc.

I loved this book! There is so much to take in and learn here. The illustrator, Carolyn Gavin, provides the magic to make this work for multiple grades. The material flows from intro material about trees and then a couple pages later the book gets into photosynthesis. The writing doesn’t hit any one audience for too long before mixing it up. Galvin’s art work ties the jumps made in the book seamlessly. Hickman presents the facts in nuggets as well as some meatier texts. I can see students coming back to this book at different grades as they become “ready” for a deeper lesson. This book will sit on our school’s library shelves.

I am all in favour of giving books on trees to young people. When today's kids can recognise hundreds of brand names by whatever age but not recognise tree species, something is wrong. They may not even know how it is you can tell trees apart, even during winter.

My only complaint is that this little book is focused on North America, but if you live in USA or Canada you'll be delighted. The lively bright pictures don't patronise young readers but do sometimes seem over-simplified and the bees, say, are too cartoony. The trees are nicely illustrated, with clear looks at leaves, shapes, how photosynthesis works and how roots are anchors.

With cheerful colours and short paragraphs, reading this guide won't feel like work, so it would be ideal for a class bookshelf as well as a family nature walk or Scout camp. The index is one page.
I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

This book is an amazing book all about trees. There are great illustrations and simple language which makes it perfect for kids and adults.

A wonderful, eye catching and thoroughly beautiful books. Ideal for childnre who are interested in the natural world.
Highly recommend

A wonderful book for children to learn all about trees, their life cycles and how to recognise different species. The illustrations are eye-catching and the layout is well done.

Beautifully illustrated, informative book. For anyone interested in nature reads. So much great information included in this great book.

A beautifully illustrated informative book about trees for kids. It explains everything scientifically required to know about trees but is too North American centric to be of use or appeal outside of that continent.

Nature All Around: Trees is a wonderful nonfiction book for children that want to know more about nature, specifically trees. If you are a homeschool parent or teacher, I highly recommend this book for your classroom. The book is beautifully illustrated with easy to understand text and facts.

Between the regions and seasons, Nature All Around is filled with a ton of great information.

Gorgeous book full of lovely illustrations and packed with information about trees, all packaged in a very approachable and enchanting way.

Beautifully illustrated. Limited but quality information which I think compliments the visuals well. I think this could be a great resource for teaching children more about nature or engaging children who already have an interest in it.

An inviting, appealing format with colorful illustrations and clear captions, diagrams showing processes (photosynthesis, pollination, how a tree grows), and labeled diagrams and illustrations (tree rings, types of tree nuts, animals that live in a sugar maple tree) make this book stand out. The friendly, readable text encourages readers to study the tress in their environment. A very enjoyable book. I looked through it several times, learning more each time.

Great book for children to give them the love of nature. I would say it is a great book to be used with parents so that they can guide the child reading this book. Biodiversity is well integrated.

I love the bold and detailed (and very green!) illustrations in Nature All Around: Trees. This nonfiction book (hopefully the start of a series?) provides lots of basic information about trees -- from the differences between deciduous and evergreens, to pollination, photosynthesis, classification, as well as a look at how trees change over the course of the four seasons.

In addition to providing general information, this book gives some tips on exploring and appreciating the incredible variety of trees in the world, and the many different ways they help us and the environment by cleaning the air, and providing fruit, shade, and shelter for animals.

It's not too information-heavy, but would be too wordy for preschool-age children (though a glossary is provided at the end for words like cambium, stomata, cotyledon, etc.).

(Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy.)

I liked it a lot, the drawings are well done and they make easy to the kids to recognize the trees from its leaves. Also the explanations about pollination and so on are very clear, so I think this is a good book to start learning about trees.

Questo libro illustrato mi é piaciuto molto perché i disegni rendono facile risalire all'albero dal tipo di foglie, inoltre le spiegazioni piú generali, come per esempio quelle sull'impollinazione, sono chiare, quindi direi che questo é un buon volume per iniziare ad imparare a riconoscere i vari tipi di alberi.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

For a 'my first tree-spotting' guide, this can surely not be beaten. It takes us through the biology of a tree, whether deciduous or evergreen, guides us through what is happening to a tree at any stage in the year, and gets us to appreciate them with the help of simple things to look for when tree-spotting. Sure, it won't itemise all of the many hundreds of species we might encounter, but in simply telling us what the right questions to ask are, we will soon learn a knowledge of the different species – something I never really grew up with, even with my rural upbringing. So for the simple fact that this book will soon make kids smarter than I am, this gets a very good mark. My ignorance can't attest to the veracity of the artwork, but I dare say it's accurate enough. Certainly this is a must-consider. Four and a half stars.