Fire!: The Renewal of a Forest - Paperback
Fire!: The Renewal of a Forest - Paperback
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by Celia Godkin (Author)
It hasn't rained in the forest for many weeks. And in the sunny clearing, everything is dry and scorched. Then, late one afternoon, a hot wind begins to blow and storm clouds gather. But instead of rain, lightning fills the sky and strikes a tall tree beside the clearing. The lightning strike shoots down the tree and ignites the dry vegetation below. In no time, the forest is engulfed in flame. Soon there is nothing left but the charred ruins of the forest, devoid of life.
But the story is not over. Slowly and gradually, life returns to the forest - from the seeds that blow in on the wind and germinate, to the small creatures that have survived in their burrows below the ground. It will take many years; but eventually the forest will return, filled with life once more.
Author Biography
In this stunning new book, her fifth on how Nature regenerates, she has chosen North America's boreal forests to show that even a fire's destructive force is an integral part of a thriving ecosystem. Celia now lives in an old farmhouse in Eastern Ontario.
