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 Author Name: Margaret Anderson, Nancy Field and Karen Stephenso
Title: ANCIENT FORESTS (WITH STICKERS)
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: Dog-Eared Publications
ISBN Number: 0941042146 / 9780941042147
Seller ID: 1029305
Travel to ancient forests. Have fun learning about nature and the environment with our action packed books. Winner of 1996 Parents' Choice Approval. Illus; 8.5x11 inches, 40 pgs.
'Ancient Forests untangles the complexity of old-growth forests. Termites, slime molds, owls and flying squirrels seem more like neighbors, thanks to the activities in this engaging, scientifically accurate book. Helps children see the interconnection between nature and people.
MAPA Award - "Honorable Mention" for editing.
THINGS TO DO:
* Explore forest neighborhoods...Take a "Forest Trek" visiting patches of
ancient forests across North America.
* Be a science detective, solving some forest mysteries
* Create a forest mobile
* Survive a season as a spotted owl ... if you can!
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
"Rarely is the ecology of ancient forests made so understandable and enjoyable for kids. The interactive components are fun and effective."
-- Gerald Bishop, Editor, Ranger Rick magazine
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
Perched on a hilltop in Middleton, Wisconsin, we are surrounded by wild meadows and oak forests. Deer, wild turkeys, and even bobcats leave their mark in our yard. What a perfect place to create children's nature books!
We admit to being subversive: We aim to turn young readers into environmentally aware earth citizens and to foster a love of science and nature in the new generation. How' By capturing first their interest and then their hearts and minds with interactive games, mysteries, puzzles, and stories.
How did Dog-Eared Publications get its name and logo' Sometimes people mark their place in a book by turning down the corner of a page. These pages are "dog-eared." We turned our love for both books and dogs into a fun name for a company. Since we raise golden retrievers, we use a golden retriever head with its ear showing for our logo. Back on the first Earth Day in 1970, the seeds of Dog-Eared Publications and its "Discovering"books for children were sown.
That year publisher Nancy Field ("Nan") organized the first Earth Day events at South Dakota State University in Brooking, S.D., where she was working on a master's degree in wild life biology. Having one day a year to celebrate and call attention to the environment is good, but she wondered how to reach more people more of the time. Children's books seemed to be the perfect answer. As proof, Dog-Eared Publications today is proud of their many successful titles, including Ancient Forests and Discovering Earthquakes, both winners of 1996 Parents' Choice Awards.
Nan has a B.S. in biology and science education from the University of Wisconsin and an M.S. in wildlife biology from South Dakota State University.Certified by the Wildlife Society as an associate wildlife biologist, Nancyhas lived in Seattle, WA, and Corvallis, OR. She also taught biology and environmental science at Bellevue Community College, Western Oregon State College, and Oregon State University. In 1988, Nancy moved to Middleton,WI, with her husband, Donald R. Field (a forestry professor at the University of WI, Madison). They have started another small publishing company called Social Ecology Press for Don and his colleagues. They have three children, Peggy, Andrew and young Don and one granddaughter, Kendall.
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