The Tree

The Tree

Written and Illustrated by

Emily Wamsley August 3, 2010

On a grassy little hill sat a lonely little tree.

But is it really lonely? Let’s look and see!

1 fuzzy CATERPILLAR is crawling up the tree.

Look all around

and find it

with me.

2 brown GRASSHOPPERS

are chirping in the grass.

Look quick and find them.

They are so fast!

3 colorful BIRDS are now flying by.

Look down low and

look up high!

4 BEES arebuzzing

by the flowersbelow.

Look you can see them

in the grass down low.

5 BUTTERFLIES

flutteraround the

treetop.

Will they flutter long

there or will they

stop?

6 ripe PEARS are

hanging from

the tree.

I don’t think that

it’s too lonely!

7 red ANTS are marching in a line.

Looking at this

tree there are many things to

find!

8 APHIDS are munching on a leaf that’s fallen down.

So many things to

count in the

tree and on the

ground.

Rational

• This book is designed for toddler age children. It has simple rhymes and a counting theme. It can also be an introduction for spatial concepts. Toddlers would enjoy looking for the things to count on the bright colorful pages.