The Blossom on the Bough : A Book of Trees Book

Botanical author-artist Dowden introduces readers to unfamiliar flowers & fruits of our countrys trees — such as sycamore, oak, elm, & maple which are flowering plants as truly as a buttercup, with the same parts that serve the same purpose. Her lucid text & meticulous illustrations provide a wealth of information about the role of trees, their growing cycles, pollenizing agents, & the seven major forest regions of the U.S. With so many of our life-sustaining forests threatened, this book will inspire a new generation of readers to appreciate & preserve these precious resources. An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children.

Text and drawings explain how flowers mature into seed-bearing fruit.