Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List. A young boy spots a baby tree growing in the middle of a dusty path in his village. He carefully places rocks around it as the local mango seller rushes past shouting, "Out of...
Trees
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Author:Krishnaswami, Uma, Krishnaswamy, UmaSummary: -
Author:Raglin, RodSummary:Crazy for You?Maggie talks to trees. Dieter talks to corporations. Maggie embraces mystery and flirts with magic. Dieter adheres to logic and the doctrine of Nietzsche.Dieter's client wants to destroy the trees. The trees want Maggie to...
- Author:Landry, BarbaraSummary:
In this charming story that includes words in Inuktitut, a ringed seal returns to his Arctic home after a long journey south. He tells his friends of his adventures -- including the discovery of strange, tall statues that sway in the...
- Author:Wohlleben, PeterSummary:
Il y a un Wood Wide Web comme il y a un World Wide Web! Par leurs racines, mais aussi par leurs feuilles et par le pollen qu’ils émettent, bouleaux, épinettes, sapins, érables, pins ou trembles communiquent entre eux. C’est du moins l’...
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Author:Summers, GillianSummary:After squelching an evil plot by a rotten fairy, Keelie Heartwood is ready for fun at the upcoming Wildewood Renaissance Faire. Getting to know her elf dad has been great, but camping out in his homemade R.V. while acting out the 16th...
- Author:Hitchcock, Susan TylerSummary:
For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National...
- Author:Roy, SumanaSummary:
Drawn to trees' wisdom, their nonviolent way of being, their ability to cope with loneliness and pain, Roy explores the lessons that writers, painters, photographers, scientists, and spiritual figures have gleaned through their...
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Author:Kooser, TedSummary:Built on a treeless yard by a family who cleared away all the sprouting trees on the property, a house is eventually abandoned and left to deteriorate on a lot that is gradually overrun by wild trees, in a poignant tale of loss, change...
- Author:Christie, MichaelSummary:
From the award-winning author of If I Fall, If I Die comes a propulsive, multigenerational family story, in which the unexpected legacies of a remote island off the coast of British Columbia will link the fates of five people over a...
- Author:Lee, Lori M.Summary:
Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she's intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen's next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend, Saengo. And then...
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Author:Tate, NikkiSummary:Most of us see trees every day, and too often we take them for granted. Trees provide us with everything from food, fuel and shelter to oxygen and filtered water. Deep Roots celebrates the central role trees play in our lives, no matter...
- Author:Selznick, BrianSummary:
"Hello, stars. I thought I heard you calling me."A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope to one day set down roots and become big trees. But when a fire...
- Author:Dion, Michelle, Daigneault, ClaudeSummary:
Mis en terre par un écureuil étourdi, un gland est devenu un petit chêne au bord d'une rivière paresseuse. Découvrant qu'il peut parler, il demande au vent de transporter un message à un autre arbre afin de se faire un ami. Son voeu est...
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Author:Summers, GillianSummary:Now that she has (sort of) defeated a diabolical elf, Keelie Heartwood reluctantly joins her father in the Dread Forest. Her "real" friends are gone, her dad is preoccupied with his new responsibilities as Lord of the Forest and now it...
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