
The Old Oak Tree
Nimbus Publishing Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 9. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-1-77471-199-6 (ISBN)
Description
A musical tale in verse following a robin through a year of seasons in her oak tree home, and a tender-hearted exploration of the cycle of life, featuring delicate paper-collage illustrations.
This musical tale follows a robin as she makes her home in an old oak tree, a tree that shelters her and many other creatures - from squirrels to foxes to bears! - from many storms, and for many seasons. Until one night, when a terrible storm comes. When the tree falls, robin and all of the other animals who have relied on the tree must say goodbye. As the season turns from winter back to spring, the tree, now a nurse log, becomes home to a new kind of life.
A tender-hearted story gently exploring the cycle of life and death and rebirth, The Old Oak Tree can be read as either a song or a verse story, and features tactile recycled-paper artwork from celebrated artist Angela Doak (My First Book of Canadian Birds) and sheet music for budding musicians who want to play along.
This musical tale follows a robin as she makes her home in an old oak tree, a tree that shelters her and many other creatures - from squirrels to foxes to bears! - from many storms, and for many seasons. Until one night, when a terrible storm comes. When the tree falls, robin and all of the other animals who have relied on the tree must say goodbye. As the season turns from winter back to spring, the tree, now a nurse log, becomes home to a new kind of life.
A tender-hearted story gently exploring the cycle of life and death and rebirth, The Old Oak Tree can be read as either a song or a verse story, and features tactile recycled-paper artwork from celebrated artist Angela Doak (My First Book of Canadian Birds) and sheet music for budding musicians who want to play along.
More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Halifax
Canada
Target group
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Illustrations
colour images
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
128 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77471-199-6 (9781774711996)
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Persons
Hilary and Reid Briar have made a cozy home in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley with their son and a raggle-taggle crew of animal friends. Reid is an elementary school music teacher and Hilary works for the regional public library. Hilary and Reid Briar have made a cozy home in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley with their son and a raggle-taggle crew of animal friends. Reid is an elementary school music teacher and Hilary works for the regional public library. Angela Doak is a collage artist and photographer. All of her work is done first as collage, made up of fabric, candy and gum wrappers, misprints, junk mail, and just about anything else that fits the image she's making. She is also the illustrator of After it Rains, Atlantic Animal ABC, and My First Book of Canadian Birds. Angela lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband and two children.