Fire Birds (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780984446070)

In Fire Birds�Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests, award-winning science author Sneed B. Collard III challenges society�s negative views toward natural forest fires. By focusing on the research of biologist Richard Hutto, Collard reveals the complex relationships between fire and thriving plant and animal communities. The book especially focuses on the heavy use of burned forests by dozens of bird species�and debunks the idea that burned forests are worthless wastelands.
Besides delivering a powerful environmental message, Fire Birds couldn�t be more timely. With record numbers of acres burning every year, pressure to suppress wildfires and �salvage log� burned forests has never been greater. Stunning photographs and clear text deliver the message that recent fire policies have been backfiring badly.

Author: Sneed B. Collard
ISBN-10: 0984446079
ISBN-13: 9780984446070
Publisher: Bucking Horse Books
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170233 / Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests

Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2014
Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 393
School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 182