The Forest in the Trees

About this book

Whats in the tops of Earths tallest trees? The Forest in the Trees introduces young readers to a world within the world of the majestic coast redwoods--a green ocean filled with plants and animals living on branches hundreds of feet above the ground. This second lofty forest is home to other species of trees and shrubs fern mats "soggy and heavy " Humboldt flying squirrels and sow bugs and pill bugs "the only crustaceans that live on land." Informative sidebars accompany a cumulative verse and vivid illustrations reveal a hidden habitat most human eyes have never seen.