Trees: A Rooted History — An Illustrated Journey Through Trees, Science Book

A Curious, Wide-Ranging Tree Book for Nature Study & Science

Trees: A Rooted History, written by Wojciech Grajkowski and illustrated by Piotr Socha, is an oversized illustrated exploration of trees that brings together botany, ecology, history, art, and the many ways people have lived alongside trees.

Rather than approaching trees only as botanical specimens, this lively book follows them in all directions. Readers explore roots, trunks, leaves, growth, and forest ecosystems alongside tree-dwelling animals, unusual species, bonsai, family trees, mythology, woodcraft, human uses of trees, and the effects of deforestation.

Piotr Socha’s detailed yet playful illustrations give the book a wonderfully approachable feel. Some spreads invite careful scientific observation, while others are humorous, surprising, or filled with visual details to discover. The result is a substantial nonfiction book that feels inviting rather than textbook-like.

For Tree Study, Nature Study & Curious Readers

For homeschool families and educators, Trees: A Rooted History is a particularly useful companion to tree studies, botany, forest ecology, nature study, geography, history, and environmental science.

Use it to explore how a tree grows, compare species and adaptations, investigate the relationships between trees and other living things, or follow a child’s curiosity into the cultural and historical stories surrounding trees. Its oversized illustrated spreads also provide abundant inspiration for nature journals, lesson-book work, and drawing.

With science, history, culture, and humor woven together throughout, this is the kind of book children can browse independently while families return to it again and again as new questions arise.

Product Details

• Title: Trees: A Rooted History
• Written by Wojciech Grajkowski
• Illustrated by Piotr Socha
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Hardcover
• 80 pages
• Size: approximately 10.5" × 14.5"
• Recommended for ages 9–12 and beyond

Product Features

• Oversized illustrated exploration of trees
• Combines botany, ecology, history, and culture
• Explores roots, leaves, growth, forests, and tree adaptations
• Includes human uses of trees, mythology, bonsai, and environmental topics
• Playful illustrations invite independent browsing and close observation
• Supports homeschool nature study, botany, and forest ecology
• Useful inspiration for nature journals, lesson-book work, and drawing
• Engaging for curious readers and mixed-age family learning