Forests [Hardcover]

So much to see, to smell, to hear, to taste, to feel. So much to find& in the forest.

Using evocative storytelling, Nell Cross Beckerman leads readers on an exciting adventure through the magic of forests! From kelp forests on the ocean floor to the wonders of the Amazon, Beckerman guides readers through these tree-filled ecosystems using dramatic, poetic language. Nonfiction text on every page allows for a deeper understanding of the topic.

Illustrator Kalen Chock's stunning illustrations have been praised as atmospheric and striking. Readers will be delighted as each spread brings a surprise.

Extensive backmatter includes author's and illustrator's notes, additional information on planting trees, and fun facts about forests!

The first book in this series,Caves, received three starred reviews, was an NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Title, was on the Texas Bluebonnet Master List and the Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, and was aKirkusBest Book of the Year.

An ideal choice for nature lovers, future explorers, and fans of Jason Chin and Kate Messner.

Praise forForests:

* The beauty and visual depth that inform Chocks stately forest scenes, rich in color and photographically exact in detail, find suitable echoes in Beckermans alliterative, sensual free verse. ...A spellbinding tour, deeply rooted in both fact and feeling. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Illustrations reward careful study... The book could stimulate readers to discuss, research, write about, and draw the forests in their neighborhood as well as those around the world. A good introduction to an important topic. --School Library Journal

Beautiful full-bleed spreads depict various types of forests, inlz