Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781541519770)

Trees are essential. They provide water, shelter, and food for millions of plant and animal species, including humans. They deliver proven health benefits, and they capture and store carbon, which combats climate change. Yet trees are in trouble. Forests are struggling to adapt to climate change, and deforestation is a major threat.

Recently, researchers and citizen scientists made the surprising revelation that trees communicate with each other through an underground system of soil fungi and other methods. Complex social networks help trees survive and thrive by transferring resources to each other, sending defense signals, communicating with their kin, and more. Meet the tree scientists and learn more of their fascinating discoveries.

Author: Melissa Koch
ISBN-10: 1541519779
ISBN-13: 9781541519770
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.5
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505533 / Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 77
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 64
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory