Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest

This nonfiction book explores the workings of forests through trees and their relationships with other living things. It explains how trees communicate, breathe, take in water, reproduce, and care for their families. Other subjects include a forest internet, aphids that keep ants as pets, and nature’s water filters. Quizzes, activities, color photographs, sketches, and back matter accompany the explanations. The account is presented by a lifelong forester.