{"product_id":"9780702341403","title":"The Oak Tree CBB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Donaldson, Julia \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 3 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 August 2025 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoard Book | 30 pages\u003cbr\u003e191 x 153 x 22 | 350g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etree!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eground. As the years pass, it grows . . . and GROWS into an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenormous oak tree! As the centuries sweep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby, children play games around the tree. Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edance about it. A fleeing king even hides inside its hollow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrunk!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tree gives food and shelter to a host of animals,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom squirrels and badgers to birds and beetles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a thousand years, the ancient tree finally falls in a storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- but a new acorn sprouts, and the cycle of life begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tree's magical life story is brought to life in Julia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonaldson's rich, dramatic rhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Sandøy's gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperfectly capture the changing seasons, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople and wildlife that pass by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren will love spotting all the creatures in the pictures,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand seeing the games children play around the tree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that encourages us all to look more closely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat nature, and to appreciate the wonder of our ancient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final pages of the book contain extra fascinating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efacts about oak trees and the animals that depend on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Christmas Pine, also by Julia Donaldson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Victoria Sandøy: 'Magical . . . as well as paying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etribute to tradition, the gentle rhythmic verse and stunning pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eilluminate the two other things close to Julia's heart: the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epower of children and song'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Donaldson is the author of many of the best-loved children's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooks ever written. She has been awarded a CBE for services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto literature, and is the most celebrated children's writer in Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe BBC at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55577202131330,"sku":"9780702341403","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780702341403.jpg?v=1755593832","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780702341403","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}