“What is the tallest living thing? It’s not an elephant or a giraffe or even a blue whale. It’s a tree!” This celebratory nonfiction text graphs the tallest trees in the world and chronicles how, exactly, they manage to grow so tall. Textured, lifelike collage and watercolor illustrations add awe to these arbor giants. In addition to a narrative outline of a tree’s growth process, back matter defines the critical parts of a tall tree, answers additional questions about tall trees, and provides a world map of showing where the tallest trees live. (Ages 5–10)

What is the tallest living thing? It's not an elephant, or a giraffe, or even a blue whale. It's a tree!

Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species from around the world, including the coast redwood, the Sitka spruce, and the giant sequoia.