Washoe County Library System

Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending...

Explores the diversity of the tropical rain forest and the plant and animal life that survives there.

Explores the temperate forest biome and the plant and animal life that survives there.

Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.

Describes the fragile ecosystem of deciduous forests.

Provides an introduction to forest habitats, including trees, water, and the forest floor, and looks at some of the plants and animals that live in forests located in parts of the world where there are four seasons.