giant sequoia

Discusses, among other topics relating to the redwood and the giant sequoia, their discovery and misuse and the chronic conflict between redwood lumbermen and conservationists.

Presents facts about the giant sequoia trees, including how they grow, the circumstances of their "discovery," how their age is determined, and how forest fires actually help them.

Text and color photographs examine the physical characteristics, growth patterns, and longevity of the redwood and giant sequoia trees and discusses how they resemble and differ from each other.

Tells about California's giant sequoia trees and their future.

While reading a book about redwood trees on the subway, a young boy travels as he learns, all the way to the forests of California.