Because of an Acorn: (Nature Autumn Books for Children, Picture Books about Acorn Trees) (NRDC)

My 4 year old enjoyed reading this book. It’s easy for little ones to memorize since every page has very few words. That was the only thing I didn’t really like. However, it’s great to teach little minds about the circle of life. The illustrations are beautiful.

This is a very short and sweet story, showing the circle of life around an acorn. My 4 year old especially liked it.

Shipped quickly and good price for this book.

This very short and beautifully illustrated book shows the young reader how different parts of the ecosystem work together to create something much bigger than an acorn. Mrs Schaefer, a gifted teacher, and her son, (proof that an acorn doesn't fall far from the tree), have collaborated to bring the young reader into a deeper awareness of the intricacies of nature and how it all works together.

I live in Ireland over 3,000 miles from my little grandson in South Carolina, US. I often order age-suitable books for him from Amazon US. On one of our recent face-time visits he showed me some acorns he'd collected while visiting his aunt (my older daughter) who lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina. We had a very animated conversation about the acorns. I wanted to help satisfy his curiosity even more so I searched for a suitable book and came upon this one. It had overall good reviews and based upon them, I ordered it to be shipped to his house. His Mom (my younger daughter) sent a message saying he absolutely loves the book and has been 'reading' himself to sleep with it ever since it arrived. She said the illustrations are beautiful and she's very pleased with my choice.

I purchased this book to use with some of my younger students. This is a brilliant read.With very few words, this book literally goes through the food chain of how one thing interacts with the next. For example a fruit leads to a chipmunk. As we read this book, it literally blew me away.On the first hand, this book is very easy to read and the illustrations are captivating and eye catching. For children who cannot sit for a long time or who want to read a fast book, this one is just the right length to expose them to the food chain without being to overwhelming.I also liked how this book was not to wordy. This allowed my students who liked longer books to ask questions and for me offer them more information leading to deeper conversation on how the food chain works.Overall, this is a great read. I am happy to have it in my collection.

Not having actually thumbed through the book before purchasing it for my 3 year old grandson, I was amazed when the book arrived. Our grandson loves playing with acorns in the fall. They are gathered up as God's natural treasures with pride as he hands them out to us all, fills his dump trucks with them and hauls them around the yard dumping and going back for more, brings them inside for art projects, and the like. So it seemed a great purchase sight unseen. I was amazed and not disappointed. It is actually deep in thought for a 3 year old but plants the seed for higher level thinking as he matures. I am a retired elementary teacher and see a world of concepts being taught by discovery and discussion as it is being read.....food chain, cause and effect, what if?, etc. This is done basically with only one sentence per page. Ingenious! But sparks a world of discussion and explanation. NOW...for the illustrations.... BEAUTIFUL! Good job!

Thought there would be more of a story. This is very brief.

This is a book that we are really loving. It has simple words that tell a clever story.Each item starts with ‘Because of a’ and so the book has a rhythm and sense of calm.‘Because of an acorn, a tree.Because of a tree, a bird’Coming all the way back round to‘Because of an acorn, a forest’.This has prompted our first discussions of a life cycle; how nature relies on each part working for it to carry on and on, in a way that is accessible and appealing to children.The illustrations are just lovely, clear, colourful and true to life.I have been quite moved by this little book and hope others will adore it as much.

A very simple easy to understand child’s book on the life of an oak tree to go with the 3 year old oak tree I gave as a 3rd birthday present to my great nephew who loves trees and bees 🐝

This is such a simple but beautiful story, showing how nature is connected. The illustrations are so pretty. My child is just a baby but I'm sure we'll be reading this one to them a lot through the years.

Great book to read for food chains or food webs. It is defiantly a really easy read. But you can have discussions about the food chain.

This is a beautifully illustrated book and the simple text a great introduction to the reliance and connectivity between all living things for young children. However, the book is set in North America so the creatures and plants are from that continent and not as familiar to a little child in the UK. I didn't realise that from the blurb. Many thanks to John from Amazon email support for ensuring U received the book in time to give as a baptism gift.