Christian Broutin

"Watch wooden sailing ships tossed on stormy seas and attacked by pirates. Learn how they are made. Explore the seas on kayaks, racing yachts, speed boats and huge container ships." -- back cover.

Follows a chestnut tree through the seasons as it sprouts from its seed, blossoms, grows, sheds leaves, and drops new chestnuts that will one day become trees too. Some of the illustrations are on clear overlay pages that can be turned to change the nature of the next double-page spread