The main body of the book is written in an almost poetic manner, with rich illustrations that evoke the mood and sentiment of life in an ancient wilderness.  It tells about the life cycle of a giant redwood tree, but more as a story than as informational text, yet it is still full of scientific explanations.  Toward the end, it also shares the historical/sociological aspects of work that has been done to protect the Giant Redwoods from over harvesting.  Several pages in the back are dedicated to “Facts about Coast Redwoods,” expounding in a more expository manner to some of the phrases used earlier in the tree’s story, adding more information/details.