The Tree in the Ancient Forest (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781883220310)

Gorgeous artwork and a cumulative verse poetic technique add to this story of the life within the ancient forests of the world. The ancient forests are crucial to animals and to us. They are irreplaceable and readers will develop a deep love and appreciation for them in this book.

We need the ancient forests of the world, and we have allowed over 90 percent of them to have been cut down. But we can still save the remaining 10 percent. It takes a deep love for something in order to want to work to save it, and this book will give young readers that love for the ancient forests.

The cumulative verse format slowly builds to move readers through the forest to see the three-hundred-year-old tree, the roots, soil, underground truffles feeding the voles and mice that feed the owl and owlets that live in a hollow in the tree. The woodpecker and ants that started the hollow startle the squirrel and the marten, prey and predator running around the tree knocking the fir cones to the ground. There is a whole ecosystem in the ancient forests, and animals and humans depend on it for survival. This book will inspire young readers to love and appreciate these forests.

A perfect book for:

• parents and teachers looking for homeschool supplies for kindergarten (or any grade!)
• anyone looking for a book for children about trees or forest animals
• anyone looking for children's books to help instill an appreciation of our planet!


Author: Carol Reed-Jones
ISBN-10: 1883220319
ISBN-13: 9781883220310
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1995
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 11.75h x 8.02w x 0.11d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 16200 / Tree in the Ancient Forest


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/1995 pg. 1881
School Library Journal 09/01/1995 pg. 196
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1995 pg. 279 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw