Piet Finds a Home

Written by Peter Wohlleben and Carina Wohlleben · Translated by Jane Billinghurst · Illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi

Book #2 in the Peter and Piet series

A nervous squirrel moves into a huge old tree and finds it full of surprises.

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32 pages· AD620L· AR ~4

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Bookroo's summary

Piet the squirrel needs a new home, and Peter the forester suggests an old beech tree. Piet worries the tree is far too big, but as the seasons pass he learns how it drinks water through its roots, makes sugar from sun, air and water, and sweats through its leaves. A gentle story that weaves facts about how trees live into a squirrel's year in his new home.

From the publisher

The bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees partners with his daughter to introduce readers to all of the fascinating things trees do as they change through the seasons! Piet the squirrel needs a new home. Peter the forester suggests he move into an old beech tree, but Piet is nervous--the tree is VERY big! As he settles in, he soon finds that his new home is full of surprises: it can drink water with its roots, make sugar from sun, air and water, and sweat through its leaves. Piet learns more and more about his home as the year and seasons pass. Could Piet's new home be something more? In this charming book readers discover: How trees are not only homes to animals like Piet, but share so much in common with usInformational sidebars throughoutAn authors' note at the end filled with facts about animals, nature, and forestsFilled with stunning illustrations by Rachel Qiuqi, this second book in the Peter and Piet series follows the adventures of Piet the squirrel as he explores his forest home and his friend Peter the forester. These fun stories by bestselling author Peter Wohlleben and Carina Wohlleben include backmatter and informative sidebars. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

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