{"id":7984,"date":"2025-01-08T22:11:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/what-did-the-tree-see-childtasticbooks\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:11:35","slug":"what-did-the-tree-see-childtasticbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7984","title":{"rendered":"What Did the Tree See? \u2013 childtasticbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-6433\">\n<figure class=\"entry-thumbnail apostrophe-2-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"930\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?resize=930%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?resize=930%2C450&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?resize=1395%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1395w\" sizes=\"min(930px, 100vw)\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"What Did the Tree See?\" class=\"attachment-apostrophe-2-featured wp-post-image\"\/>\t\t<\/figure>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/2022\/12\/04\/what-did-the-tree-see\/image-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1944\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=247\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=723\" width=\"843\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=843\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=843 843w, https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=123 123w, https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=247 247w, https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/childtasticbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a wonderful concept for a book \u2013 to look at time through the eyes (or branches!) of an oak tree, from its initial stage as acorn through to its veteran stage (when it is old but still full of life). The tree patiently and quietly watches as the landscape changes through the ages \u2013 surviving despite mankind\u2019s infringements on the surrounding countryside. Settlements, then towns, then cities grow beneath the hill on which the oak stands, and the sea in the distance at first is empty, then becomes a home for ships throughout the ages. Children invariably find the oak a place of play \u2013 perhaps showing how children always appreciate trees rather than chop them down to be used in building or similar.<\/p>\n<p>The story is told through rhyme, and Charlotte Guillain does this with skill. The result is informative but still beautifully lyrical \u2013 one beat off iambic pentameter! \u2013 which gives it a familiar and classical feel. Sam Usher\u2019s illustrations detailed, fluid, at times fun and full of movement \u2013 a blend of dreamy watercolour and definitive ink.<\/p>\n<p>I loved this book for its devotion to trees \u2013 which give us so much and ask for nothing in return, apart from respect. We seem to be failing in this, although this message is never specficially stated: instead we see in the illustrations the carelessness of humankind \u2013 litter strewn about concrete and other forms of development encroaching on the tree\u2019s ground. Our wise oak doesn\u2019t criticise \u2013 it just observes, but we are left to think about our activities. The colours become greyer and more muted as time passes by \u2013 gone are the summery pastels that predominate when the oak was young, to be replaces by a more monochromatic palette the more industrialised we become.<\/p>\n<p>The book ends with an interesting timeline of what this oak might have seen during its lifetime \u2013 1000CE \u2013 2020CE \u2013 including various world wars, natural disasters and pandemics. We also see the different life stages of an oak tree and learn that it can reproduce for at least 800 years! At last, we see how we can learn more about our own area and how it has changed over time, as well as how we can be a friend to the trees. 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