Your curious readers will learn about the compelling pines, plants, and animals in Earth’s rich forest habitat.

Your curious readers will learn about the compelling pines, plants, and animals in Earth s rich forest habitat.

'Seeing the Forest and the Trees' examines changes in land cover & land use in forested regions as major contributors to global environmental change.

Forests cover 30 percent of Earth’s land surface and provide homes for countless animal and plant species. This beautifully illustrated book explores the plant life found within each of the six principal types of forest, using this framework to examine the ways that animals and humans interact with the resources that surround them. Colorful and easy-to-understand charts describe the scientific processes that sustain life in a forest ecosystem, while meticulously-rendered sidebars will excite students’ interest in the fascinating variety of animals and plants found in forests across the planet.