CAN YOU HEAR
THE TREES TALKING?
CONTENTS
Do Trees Have Grandparents? 18
What Do Tree Children Learn at School? 20
Is There a Forest Internet? 28
Why Do Fungi Grow on Trees? 30
Do Some Trees Prefer to Be Alone? 38
Which Trees Are Record Holders? 42
Who's the Best Forest Detective? 50
Are There Farmers in the Forest, Too? 52
How Do Forests Clean Water? 58
Why Are Trees Important in the City? 60
How Do Trees Know When It's Spring? 66
Why Do Trees Shed Their Leaves in Fall? 70
What's There to Eat in the Forest in Winter? 72
I'VE BEEN LEADING GROUPS OF CHILDREN through the forest for the past
twenty-six years. And I always find it boring to simply explain the differences
between the trees. Isn't it much more exciting to bite into them and taste the
difference? Or how about exploring the forest internet? There really is such
a thing, and the trees use it to exchange news. Nat only that, but they live
in families, help each other out, and can even count. That sounds like a fairy
tale,
but it's true. The forest is exciting, and so much more than just some old
trees.
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show this to children in my forest school, and now I'm showing you
in this book.
As we take our stroll through the forest, we'll also pay attention to the
animals living there. Which animals live way up high and which hide in leaves?
Which have phenomenal memories and which farm other animals?
Because its always good to figure things out for yourself, and because solving
puzzles is
fun,
there are lots of activities to try
and
fascinating quizzes to answer.
We'll