Can You Hear the Trees Talking?. Peter Wohlleben
also take trips to faraway places around the world–and into cities close to
home.
You can be a researcher there as well as out in the forest.
I really enjoyed writing this book. I particularly enjoyed the day when
Elias,
Jonathan, Nele, Mia,
Finn,
Miko, Romy, Sophie, Jan, and I went out
into the forest together to experiment with some of the activities I've described
in these pages. We laughed a lot as we tried many of them out. And I realized
that even after you've read this book and done all the
activities, the forest is still an amazing place to
be.
After
we blew through a log and soap bubbles come out (yes,
it worked!), Romy suddenly found wood really exciting,
and she began to collect samples from different tree
species to take home with her.
There's something new to see in the forest every
day–even for me as a forester. Come along with me
as we explore together. Let's set off on our adventure!
– Peter Wohlleben
In this book,
I'll
show you how
to
explore and investigate things in the
forest. But when you do this, you should always take an adult with you. And
you should never put anything from the forest in your mouth unless an
adult can identify what
it
is, as some plants can be poisonous.
If
you have
food allergies, it's best
to
avoid forest snacks altogether.
CAN YOU HEAR THE TREES TALKING?
I'VE BEEN LEADING GROUPS OF CHILDREN through the forest for the past
twenty-six years. And I always find it boring to simply explain the differences
between the trees. Isn't it much more exciting to bite into them and taste the
difference? Or how about exploring the forest internet? There really is such
a thing, and the trees use it to exchange news. Nat only that, but they live
in families, help each other out, and can even count. That sounds like a fairy
tale,
but it's true. The forest is exciting, and so much more than just some old
trees.
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show this to children in my forest school, and now I'm showing you
in this book.
As we take our stroll through the forest, we'll also pay attention to the
animals living there. Which animals live way up high and which hide in leaves?
Which have phenomenal memories and which farm other animals?
Because its always good to figure things out for yourself, and because solving
puzzles is
fun,
there are lots of activities to try
and
fascinating quizzes to answer.
We'll also take trips to faraway places around the world–and into cities close to
home.
You can be a researcher there as well as out in the forest.
I really enjoyed writing this book. I particularly enjoyed the day when
Elias,
Jonathan, Nele, Mia,
Finn,
Miko, Romy, Sophie, Jan, and I went out
into the forest together to experiment with some of the activities I've described
in these pages. We laughed a lot as we tried many of them out. And I realized
that even after you've read this book and done all the
activities, the forest is still an amazing place to
be.
After
we blew through a log and soap bubbles come out (yes,
it worked!), Romy suddenly found wood really exciting,
and she began to collect samples from different tree
species to take home with her.
There's something new to see in the forest every
day–even for me as a forester. Come along with me
as we explore together. Let's set off on our adventure!
– Peter Wohlleben
In this book,
I'll
show you how
to
explore and investigate things in the
forest. But when you do this, you should always take an adult with you. And
you should never put anything from the forest in your mouth unless an
adult can identify what
it
is, as some plants can be poisonous.
If
you have
food allergies, it's best
to
avoid forest snacks altogether.
CAN YOU HEAR THE TREES TALKING?
Chapter
1
HOW
TREES
WORK
A
TREE
HAS A HUGE
BODY.
And,
just
like yours, that body is made up of
many different parts. it has structures
that are similar to your skeleton, blood
vessels, and
skin.
But what does it do,
say, when it wants to take a breath of
air? Or a drink of water? And how do
trees grow to be so
big,
anyway?