Ellie's Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell by Judith L. LiWinner of 2013 John Burroughs Association Riverby Award Honorable Mention After a huge tree crashes to the ground during a winter storm, ten year old Ellie and her new friend, Ricky, explore the forest where Ellie lives. Together, they learn how trees provide habitat for plants and animals high in the forest canopy, down among mossy old logs, and deep in the pools of a stream. The plants, insects, birds, and mammals they discover come to life in

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45" H x 11

In this hectic environment

this elegant edition features a textured case

ISBN: 9781782506027

Jill McElmurry has written and illustrated many acclaimed picture books

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He attended school at Dartmouth and Harvard

to India's sacred banyan tree

and fossil hunting by the sea