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Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"About 17 percent of the forests on Earth are located in North America. From 3,000-year-old sequoias to tiny saplings, trees provide homes for animals as well as products and recreation for humans. Whether you're interested in herbs or syrup, in hunting or camping, you'll find what you are looking for in the forest. The countries of North America have always had plentiful natural resources. But the exploitation of these resources comes at a cost,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus/Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A child wonders how pencils are made and learns about how trees are grown, cut down, and processed in a pencil factory. This illustrated narrative nonfiction book includes a map showing forest areas and pencil factories, a glossary, and further resources" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
470L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to how paper is made. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
293 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent attorney is raped in a woodshed and a logger found shot the next morning, Deputy Sheriff Reuger London becomes embroiled in a war between environmentalists, the Ojibwa Indians fighting for their timber rights, and the ruthless son of a powerful logger. Ben Johnson is the biggest logger in the Northwoods and his son Cliff will soon take over the business. Logging is dying a slow death from environmental...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the bestselling tradition of Michael Pollan's "Second Nature," this fascinating and unique historical work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of our nation's history.
The history of trees in America is no less remarkable than the history of the United States itself--from the majestic white pines of New England, coveted by the British Crown for use as masts in navy warships, to the...