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Author
Publisher
Ruka Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"A natural history primer packed with travel ideas, this tour of 26 old-growth forests-one in each state east of the Mississippi River and all open to the public-aims to dispel the misconception that these forests are located only on the west coast. With intelligence and lyricism, the book highlights the adventure in getting to each forest and what visitors will find when they arrive. From giant hemlock groves in Pennsylvania to a lonely stand of...
Author
Series
Bear books (Karma Wilson) volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.
Author
Series
Wilde (Harlan Coben) volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The man known as Wilde is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, he was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. After the police concluded an exhaustive hunt for the child's family, which was never found, he was turned over to the foster system. Now, thirty years later, Wilde still doesn't know where he comes from, and he's back living in the woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast, comfortable...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Like a Tree grew out of bestselling author Jean Bolen's practice of walking among tall trees and mourning the loss of a Monterey pine that was cut down in her neighborhood. This book will appeal most to people who realize that they are tree people. It is poetic, educational, inspirational, spiritual, and down to earth, covering the subject of trees from anatomy and physiology to trees as archetypal and sacred symbols. It is also a strong and positive...
5) The finisher
Author
Series
Vega Jane volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"This introductory resource explains how to sustainably manage a wooded property, whether its a few acres in the suburbs or a small commercial forest. Readers will learn how to identify the type, health, and quality of their trees and woodland; how to plant, prune, and thin trees; how to improve their ecosystem by creating trails, adding water, and diversifying; how to improve wildlife habitat; and how to enjoy and use the land by harvesting timber,...
7) The Scourge
Author
Series
Brilliant Dark volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Groundling, Fennel, is Sightless. She's never been able to see her lush forest home, but she knows its secrets. She knows how the shadows shift when she passes under a canopy of trees. She knows how to hide in the cool, damp caves when the Scourge comes. She knows how devious and arrogant the Groundlings' tree-dwelling neighbors, the Lofties, can be. And she's always known this day would come--the day she faces the Scourge alone....
8) Treasure
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A brother and sister search nature for a treasure.
Author
Series
Red Knit Cap Girl volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
With the help of their forest friends and the advice of wise Mr. Owl, Red Knit Cap Girl and White Bunny, who are on a quest to find a way to talk to the Moon, learn that they need only to wait and listen quietly to make their wish come true.
12) El Dorado
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A story of a community in conflict in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The film takes an unusually unbiased look at four local residents, two timber workers and two environmentalists, as they try to balance the health of the forest with the jobs of the workers who depend on it.
14) Little Owl's day
Author
Publisher
Viking, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Little Owl explores the forest at daytime after being woken up by a noisy squirrel.
Author
Series
Edge chronicles. Original series volume 1
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Twig, having always looked and felt different from his woodtroll family, learns that he is adopted and travels out of his Deepwoods home to find the place where he belongs. He meets a collection of odd companions, such as his wise guardian, the caterbird; the slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swilling rotsucker. Always watching out for the horrible gloamglozer, whose presence...
16) The deer stalker
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Originally published in 1925, in THE DEER STALKER, Zane Grey readers will find all they have come to expect from their favorite Western author-swift action, magnificent descriptions of the desert and canyon country, plus the added valiant effort of a ranger's struggle to save the doomed herd of deer on the Buckskin range. Zane Grey makes the reader see this colorful Arizona country, makes him feel something of the awe that is the inevitable reaction...
Author
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic. Veris Thornthe only one to ever enter the forest and surviveis forced to go back inside to retrieve tyrant's missing children. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of the past. One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything"--
18) Steep trails
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Through a striking set of coincidences and circumstances, Scottish-born naturalist John Muir emerged as a powerful voice advocating for a renewed connection with nature and the preservation of America's natural resources and forests. In this collection of stirring essays and observations, Muir recounts the factors that spurred his affinity for the outdoors, as well as discussing some of his favorite spots and locales.
19) Into the forest
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The world is rich with marvelous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi, and minute creatures that populate them. Marvel at the peaceful twilight of the deciduous forest, where birds gather twigs, bats shelter in tree trunks, and the carpet of fallen leaves becomes small creatures' homes. Spot a bald eagle soaring high up in the winter sky through the towering green giants of the redwood forest. Discover all the noises in the Amazonian...
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