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Trade Books for students
Learning about Trees and Oaks
The Oak Tree by Laura Jane Coats
The Oak Tree by Gordon Morrison
Grandmother Oak by Rosi Dagit
In a Nutshell by Joeseph Anthony
A Log’s Life by E. Wendy Pfeffer
The Gift of the Tree by Alvin R. Tresselt
Are Trees Alive? by Debbie S. Miller
Outside and Inside Trees by Sandra Markle
The Life Cycle of a Tree by Bobbie Kalman
Usborne First Nature: Trees by Ruth Thomson
Eyewitness: Tree (Eyewitness Books)
Tree Stewardship
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Maya and the Town that Loved a Tree by Kiki and Katherine Shaw
Johnny Appleseed
Trees and Ecosystems
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
In the Heart of the Village (The World of the Indian Banyan Tree) by Barbara Bash
Ancient Ones (The World of the Old-Growth Douglas Fir) by Barbara Bash
Tree of Life (The World of the African Baobab) by Barbara Bash
Desert Giant (The World of the Saguaro Cactus) by Barbara Bash
The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones
Tree Products
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Reference and additional reading for adults
Oak: The Frame of Civilization by William Bryant Logan
Oaks of California by Bruce Pavlik, Pamela Muick and Sharon Johnson
The Natural History of the Oak Tree by Richard Lewington and David Streeter
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
The Life of an Oak by Glenn Keator
Materials
Outdoor education resources, field guides, books about oaks
Acorn Naturalists
Student thermometers, ultraviolet beads, measuring tape
Lakeshore Learning
Music
Wide variety of environmental education songs-CDs and songbooks
Banana Slug String Band
Online sites for students
Tree Steward forum, online guide (with photos) to trees in the Sacramento region, free downloadable coloring book, Acorn Kids Club
Sacramento Tree Foundation
Games, puzzles, activities, online tree identification guide
Arbor Day Foundation
Links to sites with games, activities, and coloring pages
Treelink
Treetures
Gallery of Urban Trees- guide with photos
Friends of the Urban Forest
National Wildlife Federation
Online curriculum resources
American Forests
Home of the Treetures, A Tree for Every Child (grades 3-5)
Free outdoor education activities from the Lawrence Hall of Science
Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)
Oak tree curriculum for 4-8 grade students by author of the original Seed to Seedling.
California Oak Foundation
PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide for all attending a free/low-cost professional development.
Project Learning Tree
K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide available to those attending low-cost workshop
Project WILD
Standards-aligned interactive CD-ROM curriculum about California habitats
California Institute for Biodiversity
Field Trips
Standards-aligned environmental education school programs for grades 2-4
UC Davis Arboretum
Find state parks in your region
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Find parks, and the amenities they provide, in the city of Sacramento
Sacramento Parks
Check your local college campus. Many state university and community college campuses have developed arboreta and nature areas with a wide variety of trees.