Barkerton, Massachusetts, 1650, three children and a woman went missing, and the inhabitants of Barkerton were in panic. Was it a witch, a friend, or some kind of monster that had taken them? Even more disappearance had happened several times in the past, but no one had wanted to talk about it until now. This time, it was the Barker family, and this town had been settled by them nearly thirty years ago. A search party was sent out into the forest to find them, but there were no bodies to be found, only a hideous man with an evil disposition. There would be a trial. In present day, the Carrier family-Jonathan, Sarah, and their two boys-move into their new country home, where they begin seeing visions of a ghost, a singing chandelier, and a strange man who is trying to lure the boys into the woods. The boys eventually go missing, and Jonathan must get them back safely. The older of the two boys, Thomas, shocked his parents when his face is seen in the bark of the mysterious sycamore tree. In 1616, in the village of Wampanoag Indians, terrible times have cursed the village with yellow fever, drought, and famine. Nitchicke, the village spiritual adviser (taupaw), is tasked to find a solution. He and twelve other taupaw search the forest for a place to convene with the spirits. On the night of the full moon, a silver tear is shed by the moon, and it lands in Nitchicke's lap. He must carry this moonstone to the ancient burial ground, where it will capture the spirits of the dead and remove the curse on his village. The journey costs him his life. He was buried beneath a sycamore tree. It was said that his face could be seen in the bark.

This book presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With roots stretching back to their slave forbears, the Johns Islanders and their folk traditions are a vital link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean ancestors.

Find tree faces! They show up in different places! Can you find them right away? Or save them for another day? This read aloud book in verse brings young readers (ages 3-6) into woodlands and sets free their imaginations and curiosity through engaging photographs of trees. It encourages children to go outside and enjoy nature and to observe trees from the ground up. The book leaves readers with lots of room to find their own tree faces and makes it easy to talk about different ways of looking at trees. There are no wrong answers!

Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.

WINNER OF THE AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKS BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES This interactive and illustrated book for kids aged 8-10 introduces the wonderful science of the forest through outdoor activities, quizzes, fun facts, photographs, and more! Discover the secret life of trees with this nature and science book for kids: Can You Hear the Trees Talking? shares the mysteries and magic of the forest with young readers, revealing what trees feel, how they communicate, and the ways trees take care of their families. The author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, tells kids about the forest internet, aphids who keep ants as pets, nature’s water filters, and more fascinating things that happen under the canopy. Featuring simple activities kids can try on their own, along with quizzes, photographs, and more, Can You Hear the Trees Talking? covers a range of amazing topics including: How trees talk to each other (hint: through the wood wide web!) Why trees are important in the city How trees make us healthy and strong How trees get sick, and how we can help them get better This engaging and visually stunning book encourages learning and fun as kids discover the wonder of the natural world outside their windows. "Lush full-color photos and pictures create an immersive experience and the layout facilitates engaged, delighted learning. ...this book may prompt frequent family visits to, and a new appreciation for, neighborhood trees and local forests.” —Washington Parent

In the thrilling second instalment of the ‘Bird with Blue Blood' series, the city of Alyssum is recovering from the Days of Agony when the people receive the news that famed actor Elbrecht Alyssum will be returning to his namesake to perform a new play. Following a cryptic mission and the gift of a half-feather from his grandfather, Andre Ellison understands his story and Elbrecht Alyssum's are inextricably linked, and they must work together and unite the two halves of the bird with blue blood’s feather to summon the World of Inspiration and unlock their common greatest desire—being reunited with their lost loved ones. Read on to experience the magic, the mystery, and the horrifying truth behind the tree with seven faces that holds the key to the past...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them. And Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world.

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“First off, I didn't mean to kill my Dad.” Sam Croker did just that and yet it was the least of his problems. Crash-landed and alone in the South American rainforest, kilometers from anywhere, with no equipment or survival skills would be the ultimate challenge for almost anyone. But Sam has been paraplegic for years. He can’t walk. Has no feeling in his legs. Has no food, and no means to obtain it. If he lasts three days without being drowned, poisoned, or eaten it will be a miracle. That miracle arrives from two unexpected directions—a hideous face carved into a tree which invades Sam’s fevered mind as if it were alive and the disabled girl who worships it as her God—and so the first glimmers of possible rescue begin to shine. But the Kik-Kik wants to keep Sam for herself and drug smugglers want to hunt down and kill them all. Tree Face and the Cripple is a story of survival against the odds and an awkward, unlikely friendship based on profound misunderstandings. It is both a high-action suspense thriller with a shattering climax, and a spiritual journey for Sam from bitter, defeated, spoilt, rich kid, into someone altogether stronger. Well, it could be, if Sam lives that long.

These are dramatic monologues rooted in New England, but ranging widely over a spectrum of emotions and narrative styles. They speak in the voices of fathers to daughters, sons to mothers, sisters to brothers, and wives to husbands. They are intimate, reflective, and colloquial. They tell stories about how we deal with pain and endure with those we love the most.