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Life in the Boreal Forest
The great northern forest—the boreal forest—is home to a unique ecosystem of animals and plants. It covers one-third of the earth’s total forest area and is home to so many birds that it is known as “North America’s bird nursery.” The forest is a treasure trove of riches, but it’s threatened by increased human development and climate changes. This gorgeous book teache...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
September 29th 2009
by Henry Holt and Co.
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Abigail
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Recommends it for:
Young Forest Lovers / Children Researching the Boreal Forest
Shelves:
childrens-non-fiction,
picture-books
Spread out over vast tracts of land in North America and Eurasia, the boreal forest - also known as the taiga - is home to an incredibly diverse array of plant and animal species, and plays a vital role in maintaining the global climate. With hundreds of bird species using it for nesting, and an annual drop in planetary carbon dioxide levels that coincides with its maximum growing season, this northern ecosystem should be a top priority, when it comes to ecological education for young children.
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This book so clearly captures the beauty and life in the boreal forest that one can almost hear the birds and smell the freshness of the air. The great northern forest stretches from Alaska and Canada to Scandinavia and Russia Showing the brevity of the northern summer, the activity of the stark winter months, and the glory of the spring and the return of warmth will bring readers face-to-face with nature and its drama. Spirin’s illustrations show delicate detail, dazzling vistas, and many man...more
I find a lot of college students here study and prepare lessons about the Rain forest, but I have yet to discover one who has done a project on the endangered Boreal (northern) forest, or taiga, which stretches across Russia, Scandinavia, and Canada. Brief descriptions of most of the inhabitants of the forest often include the sounds they make. There is discussion of the stresses on the food cycle and on the habitat. But what make the book outstanding are the exquisitely detailed watercolor (...more
I had never heard the phrase, “boreal forest.” After reading this book, I’ve learned it refers to the large expanses of forest that spread widely across the northern part of the world.
The pictures beautifully depict those who live in the forest. The text pops and crackles with onomatopoeia. The words and pictures combine to present a clear picture of this enormous forested land.
A bit:
“Grrowll! The bear needs a five-inch layer of body fat to survive a long winter sleep. In one f...more
The pictures beautifully depict those who live in the forest. The text pops and crackles with onomatopoeia. The words and pictures combine to present a clear picture of this enormous forested land.
A bit:
“Grrowll! The bear needs a five-inch layer of body fat to survive a long winter sleep. In one f...more
This beautiful book was full of interesting facts about the animals that live in the boreal forest. Gennady Spirin's detailed illustrations were the perfect accompaniment to the text, except for a couple of things. First, on the fifth page of text (the page with the 2-page spread of the bear), the lynx is mentioned ("The cat huddles quietly"), but I was going nuts trying to find that lynx in the accompanying illustration. I concluded there wasn't one, and, in fact, though the lynx w...more
Large, exquisite paintings by Spirin make this book an absolute treat to page through. Guiberson offers plenty of digestible information about the vast boreal forest and its complex ecosystem, but in her attempt, perhaps, to make the book more appealing to younger readers, she inserts really irritating sound effect words prior to each block of text. This kind of ruins the book for me. Otherwise, strong nonfiction. 4th grade and up.
Without even reading the narrative, the stunning illustrations made this book a winner for me. Paired with an onomatopoeic text describing the animals pictured in the illustrations throughout a year's time, the book presents a striking case for the survival of the boreal forest. Just as important ecologically as the tropical rainforest, the boreal forest deserves this stellar educational vehicle.
Gennady Spirin's painting are amazing -- tbe bear looks soft enough to touch. Wonderful depictions of the animal life of the forest: moose, lynxes, beaver, snowshoe hare, wolves, cranes & other birds. Guiberson's text notes the importance of the boreal forest (taiga) and the dangers that threaten it and the animals that live there.
Jason Penckofer
rated it
Shelves:
nonfiction,
consider10-11,
habitats,
biomes,
forests,
borealforests,
taiga,
birds,
birdmigration,
winter,
beavers,
moose,
snowshoehares,
foxes,
lynx,
bears,
wolves,
voles,
ermine,
caribou,
authorsnote
Overview of the importance of boreal forests and the impacts that changes there have on the resident and migratory animal populations. The illustrations are beautiful, but its almost too much variety. I want to know more about each animal, not a tiny bit about everyone.
Discusses the chain of life in the boreal forest going through a year in how animals adapt and survive. N the back there are notes about the impact of the boreal forest on our environment. Ties in with environmental studies, habitats, ecosystems, and global warming.
Although I enjoyed the rich illustrations in this book I thought the text was not well-organized. It seems like an important and not-much-written-about topic. I wish the text had not seemed so random.
Lisa Vegan
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Recommends it for:
nature lovers, tree lovers, forest lovers, animal lovers; nature education
Recommended to Lisa by:
Abigail
Spectacular, gorgeous, amazing, glorious illustrations. My only quibble is using the scariest looking one, a lynx hunting an ermine, as the cover illustration. I’d have gone with just about any of the other illustrations in the book for the cover.
This is a wonderful ecology book for children, with interesting information, fascinating details, and a plea for conservation, including a list of organizations in the front and an author’s note with map in the back of the book. The “sound e...more
This is a wonderful ecology book for children, with interesting information, fascinating details, and a plea for conservation, including a list of organizations in the front and an author’s note with map in the back of the book. The “sound e...more
Loved it! The text is simple without being babyish. The art work is spectacular!. Kids will learn a lot about the boreal forest and why it's important from this book.
Readers tour the boreal forest, learning about the flora, fauna, weather and topography. The sounds of the forest are sprinkled throughout; great for onomonopia lessons. Large illustrations cover the pages providing a glimpse into this beautiful landscape. Includes list of websites to learn more about the boreal forest and the creatures who inhabit it. Authors note goes into more detail about the importance of the boreal forest and the impact of development on this biome.
This book did a good job of highlighting the flora and fauna of this little-known, rapidly disappearing habitat. Length was nice--not too long, not too short.
The illustrations are fantastic!
amazing illustrations
Loved the detailed illustrations with the animals sometimes almost hidden. Effectively communicated the message that deforestation is wreaking havoc on animal populations. Slightly boring for Logan, who I believe suspected he was being "taught" something, but the illustrations kept him going.
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