Rise to the Sky

What is the tallest living thing? It''s not an elephant, or a giraffe, or even a blue whale. It''s a tree!Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada''s detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species ...