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For younger readers

Kaplan, Elizabeth. Taiga. Marshall Cavendish, 1996. For readers in grades 5 to 7.

Kaplan, Elizabeth. Temperate Forest. Marshall Cavendish, 1995. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World. Harcourt Brace, 1997. An introduction to the rain forest canopy; for readers in grades 5 to 8.

National Wildlife Federation. Rain Forests: Tropical Treasures. Macmillan, 1996. For middle school readers.

Staub, Frank. America's Forests. Carolrhoda, 1999. An introduction to North American forests for younger readers.

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Benvie, Sam. The Encyclopedia of North American Trees. Firefly, 2000. A well-researched, full-color guide on trees native to North American.

Kricher, John C. Peterson First Guide to Forests. Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Describes and illustrates the 50 different kinds of forest and related habitats found in the United States and Canada.

Sauer, Leslie Jones. The Once and Future Forest: A Guide to Forest Restoration Strategies. Island, 1998. Guidebook for restoring and managing remnant forest systems.

Walker, Laurence C., and others. Forests: A Naturalist's Guide to Trees and Forest Ecology. University of Texas Press, 1997. Trees create an environment; the environment favors given trees.

Whitmore, Timothy. An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests. Oxford University Press, 1998. Ecology, human impact, and management solutions.

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Menninger, Edwin A. Fantastic Trees. Timber, 1995. Survey of unusual trees with strange habits such as changing sex, producing flowers and fruit underground, telling time, making noises, and creating their own rain.

Pakenham, Thomas. Remarkable Trees of the World. Norton, 2002. Tributes to extraordinary trees, in text and photographs.

Platt, Rutherford. 1001 Questions Answered about Trees. Dodd, Mead, Reprint, Dover, 1959. 1992. Compendium of information about trees, presented in a question-and-answer format.

Samuels, Gayle Brandow. Enduring Roots: Encounters with Trees, History, and the American Landscape. Rutgers University Press, 1999. An inspiring meditation on the importance of trees in America's past, present and future.

Thomas, Peter. Trees: Their Natural History. Cambridge University Press, 2000. A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of tree biology and ecology for a non-technical audience.

Walker, Laurence C., and others. Forests: A Naturalist's Guide to Trees and Forest Ecology. University of Texas Press, 1997. Trees create an environment; the environment favors given trees.

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