Forestry

This book in the Canada at Work series provides a useful introduction to the people, machines, and environmental concerns of forestry, one of Canada’s leading resource-based industries.

Children's Literature

Logs for the fireplace, paper for airplanes and school projects, the very houses in which we dwell we owe to wondrous trees. How often do we stop and think about how this happens and what the impact is on our environment? Cameron and his uncle do just that in this informational tour of the felling, harvesting, and replanting of trees and the equipment and manpower it takes to get the job done.

Jane Drake, with her co-author and sister Ann Love, has co-authored many award-winning non fiction books for kids including The Kids Book of the Night Sky, The Kids Book of the Far North, The Kids Cottage Book, and most recently, Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten Our World. Their works usually have an environmental flavor. Jane lives in Toronto.

Ann Love, with her co-author and sister Jane Drake, has co-authored many award-winning non fiction books for kids including The Kids Book of the Night Sky, The Kids Book of the Far North, The Kids Cottage Book, and most recently, Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten Our World. Their works always have an environmental flavor. Ann lives in the Toronto area.

Pat Cupples is a children's illustrator whose many books include The Math Book for Girls and Other Beings Who Count and The Technology Book for Girls and Other Advanced Beings. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.