These stories have been made into a play as well. The play has the treehouse at 52 stories high. It happens to be Andy’s birthday, but Terry forgot. Another character has disappeared, and Terry’s partner, Jill, has fallen into a deep sleep. Andy and Terry must set off on an adventure beyond the Treehouse. They face some very challenging obstacles along the way. There is a hungry caterpillar and a kingdom of angry vegetables. There is even a voyage of ninja snails that has been going on for 100 years. The prize draw is only open to UK Residents, but the survey is open for anyone to complete and we'd love to hear from all of you – wherever you are in the world! Science can be so cool and so interesting in the hands of the right author. I enjoyed learning about this subject and only marked it down to four stars b/c sometimes the subject matter and charts were just too detailed and got a little dry. Klimaatveranderingen zijn van alle tijden, of beter gezegd natuurlijke klimaatveranderingen. Dit weten we o.a. dankzij de dendrochronologie, de studie van jaarringen van zowel levende bomen als dood hout en gefossiliseerd hout. Hiermee kunnen haarfijne chronologieën opgesteld worden tot duizenden jaren terug in de tijd, die ons heel veel leren over klimaatgebeurtenissen en welke impact deze hadden op de geschiedenis en de mens. Aanhoudende droogteperioden hebben bvb. meteen een impact op de landbouw en voedselvoorziening, wat kan leiden tot hongersnoden, economische crisis, politieke oproer, opstanden, oorlogen, epidemieën, pandemieën, enz. Zo zal klimaatverandering geen onbelangrijke rol gespeeld hebben in de ondergang van o.a. de Romeinen en de Maya's. Parents of children using Read Write Inc. Phonics may be interested in our home learning kits and flashcards: Read Write Inc. Phonics kits >

There are also other theatre adaptations of previous books in the series: The 13-Story Treehouse and The 26-Story Treehouse. The adaptation is targeted to children between the ages of 6 and 12 and the adults that come with them. This vivid account of self-sufficiency at the outbreak of the second world war is a testament to the human capacity to keep going and keep hoping. The apples are vital to the Bells’ physical and spiritual survival: reminders of nature’s eternal, cyclical strength and pledges of future peace. The book is valuable, too, for the portrait of the infant Anthea Bell, who grew up to become famous as the translator of the Asterix books.Our Read with Oxford series features the much-loved characters who have been helping children learn to read for over 30 years. When a tree grows, it puts on a ring. A tree ring that is. Using these tree rings allows scientists (dendrochronologists) to provide historically-accurate dates for everything ranging from Stradivarius violins to archeological ruins by dating the wood used in construction. Dendrochronologists have created a worldwide database which allows them to immediately identify the date which the tree was cut. The 13-Storey Treehouse is a 2011 book [1] written by author Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton, [2] and a stage play based on the book. [3] The story follows Andy and Terry, who are living in a 13-storey treehouse, struggling to finish their book on time among many distractions and their friend Jill, who lives in a house full of animals and often visits them. According to the book, the 13-storey treehouse has "a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a secret underground laboratory, a vegetable vaporizer and a marshmallow machine that shoots marshmallows into your mouths when it sees that you are hungry". Find more support and resources for Read Write Inc. in our parents' guide to Read Write Inc.> Looking for printed books for phonics practice at home?

This story follows the characters, Andy and Terry, who live in their treehouse. This treehouse has a bowling alley, swimming pool, an underground laboratory, a marshmallow machine, and so much more. The story follows the story of Andy and Terry trying to write their next book, but they run into many distractions along the way. It can be used to illustrate the fact that they are breaking the fourth wall as well. The 13-Storey Treehouse won the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for Older Children 2012 [4] [5] and the 2012 COOL Award for Fiction for Older Readers. [6] Plot [ edit ] Of course, I cannot comment on the accuracy of the science, but given Prof Trouet's CV, there's no reason to doubt the contents. The author of this book is a dendrochronologist. Dendrochronologists are scientists who study the rings that appear each year in tree trunks. The tree rings are used as means of calculating the dates when other events occur, for example the eruption of volcanoes, the destruction by hurricanes and earthquakes, the fall of meteorites. The bubonic plague, Angkor Wat, the Aztec and Mayan civilizations are studied and redated using dendrochronology. Dendrochronology’s been used by archeologists for nearly a century. The method pinpoints dates more accurately than carbon dating! I'm kind of a tree nerd having gained an interest in them after years of use because of turning. When I got a lathe, I was too cheap to practice on store bought wood, so I raided the firewood pile & found a treasure trove of gorgeous wood. That led me to stopping at houses with a downed tree to beg for wood to turn & raiding other firewood piles. I found that I didn't know what the wood was half the time, so I tried to cure my ignorance which led into studying trees for the past couple of decades.

However, Andy is still upset with how he and Terry haven't got their book done, but Terry suggests that they write what happened that day. They write the events up and with the help of Jill in a Santa-like sleigh, get their book to Mr Big Nose for it to be published. Het verband dat ze schetst tussen de natuurlijke klimaatvariaties en de menselijke geschiedenis is verbijsterend. Zo gaat ze in op de val van het West-Romeinse Rijk, maar ook de Khmer, de Maya, de Azteken, de oude puebloculturen in Noord-Amerika, enz. Nooit pretendeert ze dat het klimaat de enige factor is, wel dat je telkens opnieuw ziet dat die grote rupturen in de menselijke geschiedenis elke keer samengaan met ingrijpende klimatologische variaties (bv. droogtes die decennia duren en waartegenover de droogtes die we nu meemaken een peulschil zijn). Als culturen en maatschappijen dergelijke klimaatvariaties goed doorstaan, is dat omdat ze flexibel waren, niet op één paard wedden, omdat er snel en doortastende aanpassingen werden doorgevoerd, en dat alles voldoende gedragen door de maatschappij. Meestal zie je echter politieke instabiliteit, opstanden, hongersnoden, gebieden die verlaten worden. Dat laatste kon nog makkelijk in een dunner bevolkte wereld, maar is nu allesbehalve evident. Helemaal vrolijk word je er niet van, maar het goede is dat ze de verbanden uitlegt, wel eens formuleert wat er nodig zou zijn om de huidige klimaatverandering aan te pakken, maar nooit pamflettistisch wordt.

Dendrochronology has taught us how climate changes have impacted past societies. The author goes on to speak out against deforestation, the burning of fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. One can scarcely state this to be new, but nevertheless she adds her voice to those speaking out against man’s impact on the environment. She adamantly supports the urgent need for change. If your child is using Letters and Sounds, you can find this list of eBooks by Letters and Sounds Phases useful. Bear in mind the following: This is really popularizing science at its best: 1. It teaches us about a highly relevant topic most of us have never heard off (how tree rings can be used as a data source for environmental and social history) 2. It is very accessible and clearly written 3. It teaches a lot about the scientific process: how to develop hypotheses, how to develop ways to test them, how to deal with data gaps, how to connect the dots between seemingly unrelated topics (and, of course, on the importance of obtaining funds) 4. It is a lively story of someone who almost stumbled into the topic she would devote her live to. At times, it really reads as an adventure story that Indiana Jones would have been jealous of. The audiobook is narrated by Coleen Mario. She speaks clearly but way too fast. I had to turn the speed down to 80%--and then it sounds distorted. There is a lot of information to absorb. A reader needs time to think about that which they are told if it is going to be remembered! Had she spoken slower, I would have given four stars to the narration but have instead settled on three.A doorbell rings, however the duo discovered it was Jill, in which she thought she saw Silky. Andy confessed that it was Silky but Terry turned her into a canary. But Jill was glad and thanks Terry. Winners of the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) 2012 Announced". Readings . Retrieved 12 July 2014.

Dendrochronologie is een fantastisch onderwerp en vakgebied en dit boek komt met mooie voorbeelden. Toch ben ik kritisch. Ik heb de Nederlandse vertaling gelezen en dat was toch wel een beetje pijnlijk. De vertaling was namelijk ronduit slecht en op iedere pagina zijn minstens vier anglicismes te vinden. Daarnaast was er geen, of te weinig, moeite gedaan om de zinsopbouw aan te passen naar het Nederlands. Ook de schrijfstijl kon ik niet waarderen, maar dat is een kwestie van smaak. Vervolgens krijg je een duidelijk beeld van het studiedomein van de dendrochronologie; het is meer dan ringen tellen, zeg maar. Ook waarom het eerste dendrochronologische onderzoeksinstituut in de woestijn in Noord-Amerika is opgericht. Dat doet ze bij alles: ze ziet, ondanks het feit dat ze zelf al haar hele carrière zowat jaarringen ademt, toch nog heel helder wat er voor de leek mogelijk verrassend is of domweg niet evident. Ze gaat daar allemaal op in, zonder het te vereenvoudigen, maar ook, en dat maakt het boek echt af wat mij betreft: het is zo goed geschreven. Ze kan verhalen boeiend vertellen, ze schrijft domweg mooi, mooie zinnen, rake formuleringen én met een heerlijk gevoel voor humor, zonder dus ook maar op enig moment de lezende leek te onderschatten. Geen eenvoudige lectuur soms - sommige wetenschappelijke finesses ontgingen me -, maar ongelooflijk boeiend en leerrijk. I did find the emphasis on what we have learned about climate change became a bit tiresome. While the conclusions are probably scientifically correct, the tone becomes more preachy as the book goes on. The last chapter is simply a diatribe about how bad humans are. That could have been written better. And she is definitely a product of academe and liberal policies. She never met a funding opportunity from the Feds that she didn’t think could solve everything. Children around the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on human civilization over the past 2,000 years. In her captivating new book, Tree Story, Valerie Trouet reveals how the seemingly simple and relatively familiar concept of counting tree rings has inspired far-reaching scientific breakthroughs that illuminate the complex interactions between nature and people. You can test your students on each chapter to gauge their reading comprehension. During discussions, encourage questions about the topic as they go through the story. You can start a discussion about the fantasy aspect of the books by asking if these situations can really happen.There are four steps involved to get a class discussion going about the series. They should come to the discussion prepared with all necessary materials, then you need to establish rules to drive the discussion. Everyone needs to respond to questions, and then you can draw conclusions from the book.