Forestry A-Z

by Ann Walsh & Kathleen Cook Waldron, photographs by Bob Warick

tagged: alphabet, environment

Description

How is plywood made? What are dozer boats? How has forestry changed in the last century? These questions and dozens more are answered in Forestry A-Z, both in the informative and fascinating text and in the beautiful photographs.

About the Authors

Ann Walsh is the author of thirteen books for young people. She is a winner of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Award, the Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award, and was a Canadian Library Association Notable selection. She was also shortlisted for the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award and the B.C. Book Prize. She lives in Victoria, B.C.

Kathleen Cook Waldron was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. After teaching in Colorado's bilingual and summer migrant schools, Kathleen and her family moved to the Cariboo area of British Columbia. Inspired by The Secret Garden, MAD magazine and Spiderman comics, Kathleen is the author several critically acclaimed children's picture books including A Wilderness Passover (Red Deer Press, 1994) and A Winter's Yarn (Red Deer Press, 1986)

Bob Warick is a photographer who has been taking pictures all his life. He lives in White Rock, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.warickphotography.com.

Age:: 6 to 10
Grade:: 2 to 7
Reading age:: 6 to 12

Awards

Commended, CCBC Best Books

Editorial Reviews

"The authors have approached the business side of trees through an informational alphabet book...The book is a good starting point for a classroom discussion or project, and a good balanced presentation for the young reader who comes to the book on his own."

— Canadian Children's Book News

"Clear, well laid out, offers useful information and has an attractive format."

— Deakin Newsletter

"A worthwhile addition to school and public library non-fiction collections."

— Quill & Quire

"A welcome book for school libraries."

— Resource Links

"Beautifully photographed...The information is solid and the language is clear."

— School Library Journal

"This is a beautifully photographed and designed introduction to forestry...A nice addition to a survey of various careers."

— Tucson Unified School District

"Recommended."

— CM Magazine

Out of print

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Forestry A-Z

by Ann Walsh & Kathleen Cook Waldron, photographs by Bob Warick

Out of print