從一顆橡實落入土裡扎根、生長開始，
一棵橡樹的生命就此開展。
這本書以第一人稱的敘述，見證了數百年來周圍生命、景物的變遷。
從獵人在林間追逐鹿群，到村落形成，樹木被砍伐的農耕時代；
接著航海時期，更多的樹木用於造船出海；
再到工業時代，工廠興起，火車吞雲吐霧隆隆駛過…
這棵橡樹經歷這一切，也見證這一切。
橡樹從一顆橡實開始，到成長為宏偉巨樹，結出更多橡實，這一顆顆落入土裡的橡實，又會看到那些風景？
橡樹以幽幽的口吻述說著，仿佛是時代的旁觀者。
PS.書末附上西元1000年至2020年間的世界大事紀，便於歷史追朔與查證。
Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution. One majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too.
Accompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.
10p from every book sold goes to support the work of the National Forest.
