What Do You See When You Look At a Tree?

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The book's charm lies in its ability to blend poetic language with captivating illustrations, creating a sensory experience that is both engaging and soothing. The text, often lyrical, prompts readers to observe trees beyond their physical appearance, urging them to consider the myriad of roles trees play in our lives and in the environment. From providing shade and shelter to being silent witnesses to the passing of time, the book highlights the multifaceted nature of trees in a manner that is accessible to children yet profound enough to resonate with adults. Most garden centres will offer a variety of tree types, and though it's useful to keep in mind the different species, try not to get too hung up on selecting the 'best' one. What's important is whether your love the tree and can visualise it in your home - and that you have the space to accommodate it of course.

What I loved: This was a lovely book that invites children to think about the world around them. Trees are unique and interesting in all sorts of ways, and the book invites them to think about the different types, features, and the ways that they are living too. Trees live for so long, and the book points out the experiences they may have had and will have all around us. Posed as a series of questions, it is a thoughtful story for young readers that invites them to consider the parts of nature they may have not before. Although this would be correct, ultimately the caboose is receiving its motion from the engine car through the intermediate cars. No intermediate car is the proper cause (the cause ultimately responsible for the effect) of the caboose’s motion but only an instrumental cause, deriving its causal power ultimately from the engine car. Avoid buying a Christmas tree ready-wrapped, as the netting won't give you a clear idea of the exact size and shape of the tree, and may leave you with bent branches. Many more questions follow the title question. Readers are invited to think more about trees and their lives, differences and varieties, and about what trees offer to people. They may be good for climbing and shelter but they also offer life lessons in the ways they take care of each other in tree communities. Emma Carlisle spreads out a world of trees through rich illustrations in all shades of the colours of nature, adding to the steady, calm rhymes and half rhymes of the words. Light dapples through the branches of a woodland tree, wind bends the branches of trees that live in our streets, woodland creatures shelter in holes underneath roots and leaves are shed in winter. The only other option is that the tree’s act of being must come from some cause outside itself. Such a cause is called an existential cause.If the tree didn’t have this act of being to distinguish it from nothing, then it would be nothing, for where there is no difference there is identity. But the tree is distinct from nothing. Therefore, the tree has an act of being that distinguishes it from nothing. The tree’s whatness and thatness The word of the LORD came to me: What do you see, Jeremiah? “I see a branch of the almond tree,” I replied. Later the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "I see a branch of an almond tree." Fraser Fir - a tall, slim shape and green ‘needle-last’ needles that don’t drop easily, ideal for smaller spaces.

I hope that this book finds its way into the hands of many a growing soul so as to remind them of the wonders we behold on this earth during our short time here. Which is it? Does the tree exist by nature or not? Is the tree’s act of being identical to its nature or not? The answer is, “not!” How do we know this? Let’s say Cause 2 itself doesn’t have existence by nature but would have to derive existence from something outside itself. If this were the case, then we would have a series of instrumental existential causes and no proper cause from which the instrumental causes can derive their existence—that is to say, a cause that doesn’t derive existence but has it within its nature to give. If there is no proper cause from which Cause 2, and consequently Cause 1, can derive its existence, then the tree wouldn’t exist. And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: 'Jeremiah, what seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a rod of an almond-tree.'WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT A TREE? is a thoughtful book that invites children to think about the trees all around them. The story is written in the form of a poem as a series of questions. Instead of just thinking about trees as branches and leaves, the story invites children to consider the ways in which they are living beings who grow and are each unique. We’ve arrived at a very important metaphysical principle: something whose nature (essence) is distinct from its act of being (existence) is that which must receive its act of being from some cause outside itself. But adding an infinite number of instrumental existential causes doesn’t solve the problem. If a series of two instrumental existential causes can’t cause the tree to exist, then an infinite number of instrumental existential causes would not be able to do so either. This is no more possible than a caboose receiving motion from an infinite series of interlinked train cars without an engine car. Decisions, decisions, decisions If you buy a British grown tree you can guarantee that you are choosing a more sustainable option with a smaller carbon footprint than an artificial tree. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.

Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree. And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: Let’s flesh this out a bit with our tree example. Recall the tree’s nature is distinct from its act of being, and thus for every moment it exists it depends on the causal activity of a Cause 1. But, as mentioned above, Cause 1 doesn’t have existence by nature either and can cause the tree’s act of being only inasmuch as Cause 2 is causing Cause 1 to exist—which means the tree really derives its act of being from Cause 2 through the instrumental causality of Cause 1.Eternality follows from immutability. Everything bound by time changes. The uncaused cause can’t change. Therefore, the uncaused cause is not bound by time.

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree." Beautifully written and illustrated by the aw ard-winning artist Emma Carlisle, What Do You See When You Look At a Tree? urges readers to reconnect with nature by asking questions that encourage critical thinking and reflection on their own development, as well as helping to establish a deeper appreciation for the environment and their place within it.What do you see when you look at a tree? Leaves and twigs and branches? Or do you see a real, living thing, That moves, and breathes and dances? Immerse yourself in this gentle picture book that encourages us to explore our connection with nature. The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon me, saying: "What have you seen, Jeremiah? And I said, ‘I see a staff of almond’" Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree.” What Do You See When You Look at a Tree?" is a delightful and thought-provoking picture book that invites readers, both young and old, to embark on a journey of exploration and appreciation of the natural world around them. This book, through its simple yet profound narrative, encourages a deeper contemplation of nature, particularly trees, fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity in its audience.