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Aug 2022
18m 27s

Do you know about trees? 🌲

Sleep Tight Media / Starglow Media
About this episode

Did you know? We are back with another episode of Sleep Tight Science and in this episode we are going to learn about trees. Have you ever wondered about how trees grow? How can you tell how old they are? or Why are trees so important? In this episode we are going to talk about all these things. With the help of Craig Tupper, a forester in New Brunswick Canada, we are going to try and answer some questions about trees. 

Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark

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Some stories about trees:

Little Tree by Loren Long

We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow and Bob Staake

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever 

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