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(More customer reviews)If you love books about wild animals and wish that someone would write about trees, this book is for you.Heinrich takes you to his forest in Maine and explores the trees in it.Some have personalities, and they live as part of a community of trees, animals and sometimes people.
Heinrich writes well, as readers of his other books know.Again, his natural curiosity shines through, as does his storytelling and teaching abilities.
The book includes a wonderful set of drawings by Heinrich.Unfortunately, most of them aren't discussed in the text so it's hard to know what to make of them.
Much as I enjoyed the book, I wish that Heinrich had spent some time on tree identification.It would be much easier for me to observe the trees in my forest -- if I had a forest -- if I knew all their names.
Those criticisms aside, this was a thoroughly enjoyable book.I also came away with an understanding of how a true forest differs from the monoculture tree farms that are taking over parts of our country.While he walks us through his experiences trying to maintain a forest, he also provides lessons in sustainable forestry.
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