Describes how a tall tree at the edge of the woods can provide living space for a multitude of animals, including squirrel, woodpecker, tree frog, beetle, and raccoon.
Presents the capsules that cast hundreds of tiny fern spores into the wind, an ivy leaf's delicate network of veins, and many more microscopic marvels.
Brief text and photographs introduce forest animals, such as Leadbeater's possums, dholes, corroboree frogs, red pandas, and Idaho ground squirrels, and describe how the animals are endangered and what can be done to save them.
Text and illustrations discuss tne characteristics and habits of such forest animals as the timber wolf, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and black bear.
Young Calpurnia takes her dog, Buggy-horse, and follows her nose to a secret river in a Florida forest, where she catches enough fresh fish to feed her hungry neighbors, even after giving some to the forest creatures she meets on the way home.
