Ancient Ones: The World of the Old-Growth Douglas Fir - Softcover

Bash, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578050812 ISBN 13: 9781578050819

Publisher: Sierra Club Books, 2002

Synopsis

A visit to a forest of old-growth Douglas firs reveals how the trees help support a multitude of life forms in an intricate web.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Bash, author-illustrator of five award-winning titles for Sierra Club Books, has worked for many years as a calligrapher, illustrator and teacher of book arts and botanical drawings.

From the Back Cover

"A wonderous walk through an old-growth forest. . . . Reading Ancient Ones is truly the next best thing to being there."
--School Library Journal, starred review, Best Book
"Beautifully affirms the concept of a cycle of life."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Bash's lush paintings . . . capture flora and fauna with reverence."
--Booklist
"A beautiful and informative book that makes a wonderfully effective ples for this magnificent habitat."
--Kirkus Reviews

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Walking into an old-growth forest, you enter a strangely silent world. The eart feels moist and springy underfoot, and the air is thick with the fragrance of decomposing needles. Lichen-covered logs crisscross the forest floor, and moss clings to the towering trunks. At first, it all seems to quiet and still. But after a while, you start to relax--and begin to really look and listen

High overhead, in the canopy of branches, a bird warbles softly. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a seed (or is is a pine needle?) drift lazily to the cushioned floor. This is the world of the Ancient Ones--silent, enormous, and full of secrets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sierra Club Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578050812
• ISBN 13: 9781578050819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32