| The Trees in My Forest Contributor(s): Heinrich, Bernd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060929421 ISBN-13: 9780060929428 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: From the DNA contained in an apple seed to the great choiring branches far beyond a young boy's reach, Heinrich explores a natural world in scientific and personal terms. A scientist whose words speak with the power and grace of a poet, Heinrich uses this gift and his knowledge of his 300 acres of Maine forest to expose the forest's rhythms. In doing so, he illustrates the vital but tenuous link among men, trees, birds, insects and all the creatures of the forest. 25 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Trees - Nature | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 577.309 |
| LCCN: 97016885 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.17" W x 9.19" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the New England Book Award Best Nonfiction Award and the Franklin Fairbanks Award of the Fairbanks Museum In a book destined to become a classic, biologist and acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the hidden life of a forest. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heinrich, Bernd: - The author of numerous bestselling and award-winning books, Bernd Heinrich is a professor of biology at the University of Vermont. He divides his time between Vermont and the forests of western Maine. |