The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Drake, Jane , Love, Ann

Forestry

32 pp. | Kids Can | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 1-55074-462-3 $$12.95

(3) K-3 America at Work series. Illustrated by Pat Cupples. Uncle Erik, a forester, takes Cameron on a helicopter and foot tour of the forestry community in western Washington. The accessible text and cartoonlike illustrations provide clear information on how trees are cut down and transported for the production of lumber and paper, the unusual machines and vehicles used, and the environmental concerns that have led to selective harvesting and replanting. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta