The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Waldron, Kathleen Cook , Walsh, Ann

Forestry A–Z

32 pp. | Orca | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55143-504-6 $19.95

(4) K-3 Photographs by Bob Warick. From logging and millwork to carpentry and silviculture, this alphabet book provides an overview of the jobs and issues of modern forestry. There's a lot of solid information, but it can be difficult to navigate; awkward, sometimes forced alliteration introduces each letter ("Bush work bogs down in breakup"). Many eye-catching photographs complement the text. "Fast Forestry Facts" are appended.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale