{"id":921370,"date":"2020-04-02T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T13:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=921370"},"modified":"2020-04-02T14:03:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:03:39","slug":"only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree-by-mary-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree-by-mary-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree by Mary Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"921371\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree-by-mary-murphy\/only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Only-a-Tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree.png?fit=580%2C662\" data-orig-size=\"580,662\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Only a Tree knows how to be a tree\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Only-a-Tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree.png?fit=580%2C662\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-921371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Only-a-Tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree.png?resize=398%2C454\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Only-a-Tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree.png?w=580 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Only-a-Tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree.png?resize=263%2C300 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trees, dogs, fishes, birds, water... they are all themselves. yet they fit together to make our living world. Mary Murphy's simple and beautiful words and pictures bring alive our the wonderful variety of our planet and the special nature of every living thing... including you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only a tree knows how to be a tree! But trees are just the start and everything and everyone is different with a special place in our world and shared lives together.This is a really exciting book with a simple yet profound message . Each page is beautifully illustrated\u00a0 and I love the page of the earth and the animals, oceans and rivers.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"921372\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree-by-mary-murphy\/image-1-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?fit=905%2C527\" data-orig-size=\"905,527\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?fit=625%2C364\" class=\"alignright wp-image-921372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?resize=319%2C186\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?resize=300%2C175 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?resize=768%2C447 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-1.png?w=905 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marymurphy.ie\/home\/\">Mary Murphy<\/a> is an author\/illustrator with a special gift for children' books and has been published across the world, including Japan, Mexico, Sweden and Taiwan.She studied in Dublin and has an Advanced Diploma in visual Communication, which is a huge part of her books.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbarrybooks.com\/home\">Otter-Barry<\/a> are the publishers of a wide and diverse range of books and Only a Tree Knows how to be a Tree is part of their wonderful collection of children's books for younger readers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sue Martin<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=260%2C348\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=260 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trees, dogs, fishes, birds, water... they are all themselves. yet they fit together to make our living world. Mary Murphy's simple and beautiful words and pictures bring alive our the wonderful variety of our planet and the special nature of every living thing... including you! Only a tree knows how to be a tree! But <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/only-a-tree-knows-how-to-be-a-tree-by-mary-murphy\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree by Mary Murphy\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15,439,5,7,6,440,4,465],"tags":[48,64,385],"class_list":{"0":"post-921370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dolphinbooksellers","7":"category-environment","8":"category-featured-authors","9":"category-featured-childrens-book","10":"category-featured-illustrators","11":"category-nature","12":"category-new-titles","13":"category-otter-barry-books","14":"tag-childrens-book-illustrators","15":"tag-dolphin-booksellers","16":"tag-otter-barry-books","17":"h-entry","18":"hentry","19":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pqnT3-3RGO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}