Oooh! What a gem! This beautiful book illustrates a poem listing all the things a leaf can be.  The gorgeous illustrations draw the reader in and expand upon the text: when the text declares that a leaf can be a “soft cradle,” the illustrations depict cocoons nestled upon leaves; on the facing page we see a lamb slurping water that has been captured in the curves of a leaf as “water ladle.”  Just in case the reader didn’t get it from the illustrations, the back of the book contains the author’s explanations for each of the potential labels she attached to leaves.  A wonderful book on so many levels, it would be a great edition to a nature study unit.