Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art And on a winter night, a backdrop of twinkling stars shines through the branches. Each day, the tree changes with the purple and pink of a sunset or a nip of cold air. But the tree is more than a thing of beauty—its changes represent
| TITLE | : | Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.56 (859 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0064437507 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 40 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2001-08-07 |
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In spring, a snapping turtle lays her eggs on the hillside beneath the tree. In autumn, leaves fall as squirrels scamper up the trunk carrying nuts. And on a winter night, a backdrop of twinkling stars shines through the branches. Each day, the tree changes with the purple and pink of a sunset or a nip of cold air. But the tree is more than a thing of beauty—its changes represent the passage of time in nature. In this stunning book by Thomas Locker, who was seven years old when he won his first award for a painting of a tree that still stands in the National Zoo, exquisite paintings and wondrous text are paired with questions about nature, and science comes alive through art.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly
Science and art appreciation join forces in this unusual variation on the theme of changing seasons. Accomplished oil paintings in a high romantic style show a single tree and its surroundings in transition-in deep winter or at the peak of autumn, for example. Quasi-surrealistic scenes of clouds, birds and stars filling bare winter branches challenge the reader to imagine the tree interacting with the sky and its inhabitants, and to ponder the liberties representational artists may take. Accompanying text lightly points out incremental changes in atmosphere and their effects, and each image is paired also with a question or two directly addressing the reader ("Why does this painting make you feel sad? Is the tree dying?"; "How does this painting capture the stillness of a snowy day?"). Written by Candace Christiansen, a chemistry teacher as well as a children'
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