Easy-to-follow identification guides for children about the most common trees found in Britain today.

Full descriptions of the trees, along with their scientific name, size, family and habitat, will ensure you can recognise which tree is which. Stunning large colour photographs of the trees, their leaves, seeds and fruits, will help with easy identification.

Perfect for the National Curriculum, this book includes information about broadleaved trees and conifers, explaining the difference between deciduous trees and evergreens, and looks at how the parts of trees, from the leaves and bark to seeds and berries.

Includes a fun step-by-step activity to help you create your own tree guide.

Become a nature detective and explore the natural world around you. If you enjoy this book, then why not search out the other titles in this series: British Birds; British Mammals; British Insects; British Wild Flowers; British Insects, Urban Wildlife and British Seashore.

Features the following trees: English Oak, Turkey Oak, Sessile Oak, Aspen, White Willow, Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow, Crack Willow, Common Osier, Black Poplar, White Poplar, Silver Birch, Alder, Hazel, Hornbeam, Common Beech, Common Ash, Elder, Holly, Common Lime, Large-leave Lime, Small-leaved Lime, London Plane, Rowan, Horse Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut, Field Maple, Sycamore, Yew, Wych Elm, English Elm, Whitebeam, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Wild Cherry, Common Pear, Common Juniper, Walnut, Magnolia, Norway Spruce, Larch, Douglas Fir, Scots Pine, Sitka Spruce, Cedar, Monkey Puzzle Tree.

This book is part of a book series called Nature Detective .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Victoria Munson is an author and editor of children's books. She is particularly interested in science and nature.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is a tree?
• 2: How to identify trees:
• 3: The life cycle of a tree
• 4: Identification guide
• 5: Be a tree detective
• 6: Protecting trees
• 7: Further information
• 8: Places to visit
• 9: Glossary
• 10: Index