The outside is calling! This is Tree Vision: 30 Cards to Cure Your Tree Blindness written by Tony Kirkham and illustrated by Holly Exley. Learn how to identify trees, their leaves, seeds, flowers and much more with this engaging thirty piece flashcard set. Each tree profile includes a concise tree description and accurate paintings of the tree and its parts. The card front features assorted full color pictures showing the tree as it appears in summer and winter, its leaf and depictions of its flower, bark, fruit, seeds and varieties. These beautiful botanical watercolor illustrations are by UK artist Holly Exley. The card's reverse provides the tree name and fascinating facts about the specific tree in easy-to-read font sizes and types. This text is by world renowned tree expert Tony Kirkham. You'll find the tree's latin name, how to recognize it, where to find it and how it is used. Tree species have been selected from five continents. These durable cards are neatly housed in a sturdy and attractive box measuring a generous 12.19 x 22.73 cm (4.8 x 8.95 inches). The cards are slightly smaller. Hours of offline fun and learning can be had whether inside or out. How would you use these cards? See excerpts and the complete list of tree flashcards below. Laurence King Publishing released the cards on September. 15, 2020. Get your set below!
List of Tree Flashcards
Ash
American Basswood
American Chestnut
American Sweetgum
Beech
Birch
Black Cherry
Black Willow
Bull Bay
Cedar
Eastern Cottonwood
Eucalyptus
Giant Redwood
Hornbeam
Juniper
Madrone
Maple
Monkey Puzzle
Monterey Cypress
Ohio Buckeye
Pecan
Pin Oak
Pine
Possumhaw
Quaking Aspen
Spruce
Sycamore
Tupelo
White Fur
Yew
Maple tree card front and back.
Sycamore tree card front and back.
Yew tree card front and back.
Suggestions on how to use these cards.
My Tree Vision boxed card set.
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I would give these to my husband who loves to go on hikes. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI'd try to learn them myself and my wife would love it too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese would be wonderful for walks with the grandkids.
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DeleteI would use these myself as well as with my sons
ReplyDeleteI would use them to help identify all the trees on our property.
ReplyDeleteI would gift these to my son, he loves you learn about things like this.
ReplyDeleteI'd use them to learn to recognize trees at first sight:) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would use these cards to identify trees while hiking.
ReplyDeleteOh this looks so nifty - I am trying to spend more time outdoors and this would come in handy!
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