Root Phyllis The Lost Forest 9780816697960

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Автор: Root Phyllis
Название: The Lost Forest
ISBN: 9780816697960
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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История и прошлое: общезначимые сведения для детей и юношества

Социальные проблемы: экология и защита природы для детей и юношества

ISBN-10: 0816697965
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 40
Вес: 0.39 кг.
Дата издания: 02.04.2019
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 30
Размер: 188 x 285 x 17
Ключевые слова: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage),Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection,JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error—and all the flora and fauna to be found there A forest, of course, doesn’t need a map to know where to grow. But people need a map to find it. And in 1882 when surveyors set out to map a part of Minnesota, they got confused, or tired and cold (it was November), and somehow mapped a great swath of ancient trees as a lake. For more than seventy-five years, the mistake stayed on the map, and the forest remained safe from logging—no lumber baron expects to find timber in a lake, after all. The Lost Forest tells the story of this lucky error and of the 144 acres of old-growth red and white pine it preserved. With gentle humor, Phyllis Root introduces readers to the men at their daunting task, trekking across Minnesota, measuring and marking the vast land into townships and sections and quarters. She takes us deep into a stand of virgin pine, one of the last and largest in the state, where U.S. history and natural history meet. With the help of Betsy Bowen’s finely observed and beautiful illustrations, she shows us all the life that can be found in the Lost Forest. Accompanying the story is a wealth of information about the Cadastral Survey and about the plants and animals that inhabit forests—making the book a valuable guide for readers who might want to look even deeper into the history of Minnesota, the flora and fauna of old-growth forests, and the apportioning of land in America.
Дополнительное описание: Children's / Teenage general interest: History and the past|Children's / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems|Children's / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees|Children's / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues

The Lost Forest, Root Phyllis