In this book, naturalist Joanna Burger takes us on a series of delightful trips through the Pine Barrens. From the Albany Pine Bush, the Long Island Barrens, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens in the Northeast, to the pinelands of South Carolina and Florida, Burger describes in lively detail how these habitats have come to harbor such a unique assemblage of species. She introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of common and unusual mammals. Burger also traces the regions' historic and geologic backgrounds, and the impact of human occupation from the time of the paleo-Indians to the present. She revisits the tension between development and preservation, reminding us that a healthy pine barren region requires uninterrupted land and rejuvenating fires, both of which are increasingly jeopardized. Whispers in the Pines is essential reading for everyone concerned with the history and preservation of these unique landscapes and their wildlife.

The definitive guide to one of New Jersey's largest and last open spaces. This is more than a guidebook to a single place, it is a compendium of the nature and history of a state. Teacher's packs will be available.

The peace and good neighbourliness of Pine Valley has done much to help May Ferrothorn rescue her youth from her abusive father and bury her bad memories with him. Her dearest friend, Felix, has done his best to try and heal both May's physical and emotional scars.Yet she still can't help but feel like something is missing.Then Clint rode into her life.Clint is everything May didn't know she needed. He shares her passion for horses and wants to share more. Can May let Clint into her heart and re-start her life, the one her abusive father nearly stole from her?Yet jealousy makes men cruel and even murderous too.Without warning Pine Valley finds itself knocked sideways by a sequence of shocking crimes that sow suspicion between friends, neighbours - and lovers.