The secret life of the forest

Hardcover, 11.25" high by 8.75" wide, 112 pages, fabulous drawings, sketches, and paintings, no photographs. Conceived and produced in cooperation with St. Regis Paper Company. This fascinating book about the forest's hidden secrets describes in detail the complex life within the woodland community, that remarkable environment of trees and other plants, animals, birds, and insects. Combining magnificent four-color illustrations by Jack Kunz and other artists with the text, the book explains the origins of trees, shows in detail how a seed becomes a living plant, and examines the miraculous process of photosynthesis, through which the sun's energy is converted into food for plants and animals.