{"product_id":"what-did-the-tree-see-9781913519056","title":"What Did the Tree See","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' - Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years.\u003c\/b\u003e From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution., one majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuillain, Charlotte:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Guillain\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the \u003ci\u003eGeorge's Amazing Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e series, illustrated by award-winning illustrator Lee Wildish and featured on CBeebies \u003ci\u003eBedtime Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Her non-fiction picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Street Beneath My Feet\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and selected by the Guardian as one of 15 'modern classics'.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsher, Sam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSam Usher\u003c\/b\u003e has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolor.","brand":"Welbeck Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494445224210,"sku":"9781913519056","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39eb44f2-1a48-4845-b311-667b727fdddb.jpg?v=1730664668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-did-the-tree-see-9781913519056","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}