This beautiful book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest
and dives into the question of how we can live in harmony with city
trees.
"Imagine a city draped in a blanket of green ... Is this the city you
know?"
A Forest in the City looks at the urban forest, starting with a
bird's-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level,
digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree's trunk,
back into the leaves and branches.
Trees make our cities more beautiful and provide shade but they also
fight climate change and pollution, benefit our health and connections
to one another, provide food and shelter for wildlife, and much more.
Yet city trees face an abundance of problems, such as the abundance of
concrete, poor soil and challenging light conditions.
So how can we create a healthy environment for city trees? Urban
foresters are trying to create better growing conditions, plant diverse
species, and maintain trees as they age. These strategies, and more,
reveal that the urban forest is a complex system--A Forest in the City
shows readers we are a part of it.
Includes a list of activities to help the urban forest and a glossary.
The ThinkCities series is inspired by the urgency for new approaches
to city life as a result of climate change, population growth and
increased density. It highlights the challenges and risks cities face,
but also offers hope for building resilience, sustainability and quality
of life as young people act as advocates for themselves and their
communities.
Key Text Features
diagrams
author's note
glossary
sources
definitions
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively
(e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or
interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information
contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.