Solid and competent illustrations accompany factual text about the African Baobab tree. The text might be a little dry for many kids but it focuses on the wildlife that inhabit the tree as do the very accurate illustrations. The illustrations of the smaller animals and birds are particularly impress...
Wonderful book! I was only familiar with Barbara Bash's work via Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus via the fabulous Reading Rainbow episode. I'm so happy to have finally discovered some of her other work! Very much like Desert Giant, this book explores the life cycle of a specific tre...