Can you hear the trees talking? : discovering the hidden life of the forest /

Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-

Can you hear the trees talking? : discovering the hidden life of the forest / Discovering the hidden life of the forest Peter Wohlleben ; English translation, Shelley Tanaka ; abridged text, Jane Billinghurst. - Young reader's edition. [English language edition]. - 78 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

"Originally published in German as: Hörst du wie die Bäume sprechen? Eine kleine Entdeckungsreise durch den Wald by Peter Wohlleben ©2017 Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg"--Colophon. "First published in English in 2019 by Greystone Books. First published in the U.K. in 2020"--Colophon. "A young readers' edition of ... The hidden life of trees"--Cover. Includes index.

Let's go on a journey of discovery -- How trees work -- Growing up in the forest -- Friends and enemies in the forest -- Every tree is different -- Animals in the forest -- Trees are awesome -- A year in the forest.

Billed as “a young readers’ edition of the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees,” this large-format book draws on the author’s quarter-century of experience leading children in forest tours. (Miller Library Staff) A global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees shares the mysteries and magic of the forest in language kids can understand. Includes quizzes and hands-on activities. "With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with children, asking surprising questions about trees with exciting quizzes, photographs, and hands-on activities to help even the most reluctant learners discover the answers. Did you know that trees have parents, and tree grandparents with wrinkles? That tree kids go to school for hundreds of years? That there is such a thing as the forest internet? And that trees make us healthy and strong? Sometimes, even trees get sick, but we can help them heal. Can You Hear the Trees Talking? shares the mysteries and magic of the forest in language kids will love and understand."--Amazon.com

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up and for parents and teachers.


English, translated from the German.

9781771644341 $17.95 U.S. ($24.95 CAN ; £14.99 UK) 1771644346 $17.95 U.S. ($24.95 CAN ; £14.99 UK)


Forest ecology--Juvenile literature.
Forests and forestry--Juvenile literature.
Trees--Ecology--Juvenile literature.
Trees--Juvenile literature.

QH541.5.F6 / W64413 2019

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