Trees: An Illustrated Celebration

by Kelsey Oseid

Discover the wonder of trees—one of the most essential life forms on the planet—in this beautifully illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide from the acclaimed author of What We See in the Stars.

Trees are The oldest living organism on Earth is a tree, and forest biomes cover one-third of the Earth’s surface. Trees provide fruit, spices, nuts, timber, shade, habitats, and oxygen, as well as absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They can tap into fungal networks in the soil to care for each other by trading water and nutrients and to warn one another of drought and disease.

In An Illustrated Celebration, celebrated artist and author Kelsey Oseid shows us just how vital trees are to the health and beauty of our planet. Her striking naturalistic art is accompanied by fun scientific Some trees have thinner root hairs than human hairs; tree rings provide important information on supernovae and climate change; and you can identify many trees from their leaf shape alone. The world's most stunning, strange, and noteworthy trees—from mangroves and redwoods to baobabs and dragon trees—come to life in Oseid's elegant and playful style.

Filled with captivating information and vivid, colorful illustrations, An Illustrated Celebration will delight and inspire nature lovers of all ages.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Science

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2023

About the author

Kelsey Oseid is an illustrator, painter, artist, and amateur naturalist. She has illustrated a variety of children's books and runs an online shop where she sells prints and original pieces of her nature-themed work. Her work has been featured on Design*Sponge, Oh So Beautiful Paper, Everglow Handmade, and in magazines like Organic Life, Anthology, and Good Housekeeping. She is the author of What We See in the Stars and Whales- An Illustrated Celebration.

Reviews

[Kerry Crabbs]

I really enjoyed this book. Despite a lot of scientific terms, I found myself googling images of trees I found interesting. Top 3 trees I hope to see in person one day:
1. Rainbow Eucalyptus
2. Looking Glass Mangrove
3. Swollen Baobab

[Windekresstard]

Adorable book with beautiful illustrations and tons of interesting facts.

[Mickey McDermott]

Another beautiful illustrative book from Kelsey!
Quinn loved the artwork and I loved the facts.
Here are some: notable trees are in undisclosed locations to protect them, the humongous fungus spans more than 2000 acres, the tallest tree is Hyperion - a coast redwood, and I need to talk to more trees!!

[Avery]

very cute 🌳🌴🌲

[Shaishvi]

Beautifully illustrated, such a fun book :)

[Vanie Anggita]

Another pretty illustrated book! This one is Trees by Kelsey Oseid.
This book explores fascinating world of trees and plants from different parts of the world. It introduces you to different species, their unique characteristics, where they grow, and the incredible ways they’ve adapted to their environtments. It’s the kind of book that makes you realise just how diverse and fascinating the natural world really is.

AND I LOVED IT!!!

I loved learning all the little facts throughout the book, especially discovering plants I had never even heard of before. But, honestly, the illustrations were just as enjoyable as the information itself. Every page feels like a tiny piece of botanical museum, and I could spend so much time just looking af the details.

Another thing I loved the most? This book made the world feel so much bigger. There are so many unique and beautiful plants scattered across different corners of the planet, and now I just want to see them all in real life.
Lastly, this book is a beautiful little reminder that nature has so many stories to tell, and there’s still so much of it left to discover.

5⭐️

[Eva]

This is a beautifully written and illustrated book. The paper quality and colors are high quality, making it a joy to turn the pages. I got the book from my local library but I would love to add this book to my home. I would highly recommend to anybody interested in trees, beautiful illustration or in just high quality books. Information is presented logically, sometimes comically and was entertaining throughout.

[Bella]

I bought this book because it is stunningly illustrated. However, it's so much more than that. It is informative without being dry, and entertaining but clearly well researched. The amount of detail is perfect for this style of book. I read the whole thing.

[Ansley E Hudson]

This beautifully illustrated book was very enlightening for a nature-lover like myself! I loved taking my time learning about the different tress in the world and would often google real life images while I read through.

[Jacqueline Nyathi]

Absolutely delightful

[Caro Plii]

Es un libro hermosisimo, las ilustraciones realmente son una joya y me impresiona mucho que Kelsey haya creado este libro solo por afición ♥️

[Liv]

Beautiful illustrations and informative!

[Abby H]

A great road trip book for me and my stinker

[Sarah]

What a beautiful book. It's not as in depth as other tree books I've read but the illustrations are incredible.

[Lea]

Pretty illustration and good info on trees world wide.

[Matthew DellaVecchia]

This book is beautifully illustrated, the different characteristics of trees are a wonder

[Danika Delello]

I love Kelsey Oseid's artwork and nature reflections so much. I read the book in little bits over several months, and really enjoyed this love letter to trees.

[Lilly]

Somehow the content is both dense and light at the same time.
Beautifully illustrated.

[Jessica]

Charming book, loaded with very interesting information with beautiful illustrations. An enjoyable read and great reference book.

[Jeanne]

Beautiful illustrations and interesting information. Loved it.