The Lost Forest
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Lost Forest
By (Author) Phyllis Root
Illustrated by Betsy Bowen
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st July 2019
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
917.76044
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 178mm, Height 279mm, Spine 51mm
Description
The Lost Forest tells the story of a lucky error that preserved 144 acres of old-growth red and white pine in Minnesota. With gentle humour, Phyllis Root takes readers 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.
Reviews
"Bowens moody, saturated illustrations of layered landscapes and historical journals add heft to the texts implicit message that the natural world is something more than a measurable commodity."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"One of the pleasures of reading is finding out about a subject youve never heard of. Who knew there are forests in Minnesota untouched by loggers, trees that tower because they were overlooked by surveyors mapping out areas more than 200 years ago Youll learn the reasons why when you read The Lost Forest by Phyllis Root."Newsbee
"The Lost Forest written by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Betsy Bowen tells with humor and fascinating descriptions, an important environmental story."The Pirate Tree
"The powerhouse duo of Betsy Bowen and Phyllis Root team up again, writing about nature and science in a gorgeous and accessible way."Star Tribune
Author Bio
Phyllis Root is the author of more than forty books, including Creak! Said the Bed and Lily and the Pirates, both named in Smithsonians 2010 Notable Books for Children; Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble, winner of a Minnesota Book Award; Big Momma Makes the World, winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award; and, published by Minnesota, Plant a Pocket of Prairie and One North Star, both winners of the John Burroughs Riverby Award, and Searching for Minnesotas Native Wildflowers. She was awarded a 2006 McKnight Fellowship for Lucia and the Light. She has taught at the Loft and currently teaches in Hamline Universitys MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program.
Betsy Bowen has written and illustrated numerous childrens books, including Helen Hoovers Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman (Minnesota, 2005) and Phyllis Roots Big Belching Bog (Minnesota, 2010), Plant a Pocket of Prairie (Minnesota, 2014), and One North Star (Minnesota, 2016). She lives in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
