Way up High in a Tall Green Tree

Way up high

in a rain-forest tree,

there's lots and lots

for us to see.

It's right to the top!

Climb along with me!

Let's explore each branch

of this tall green tree!

Publishers Weekly

After going Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea, readers can travel Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck, illus. by Valeria Petrone. Tucked away in the treetops are an ocelot, kinkajou and the better known sloth and boa constrictor, among others. As bedtime approaches, the girl narrator bids them goodnight (in reverse order); and readers see that she was at home in her bunk all along. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Jan Peck has written stories and articles in Highlights for Children, Boys' Life, Humpty Dumpty, and Turtle magazines. In adition, she is the author of The Giant Carrot, illustrated by Barry Root, and her story "The Perfect Dog" is in the best-selling book Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul. Her previous picture book with Simon & Schuster is Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea. She resides in Texas.

Valeria Petrone has illustrated several books for children, including Ducks in Muck by Lori Haskins, Say Cheese! by Nancy Smiler Levinson, and Uh-Oh! by Marion Dane Bauer. She is the illustrator for Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo and, most recently, illustrated Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea. She currently lives in Italy.