In The Woods

The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco To teach his daughter the value of books, a father leads a growing crowd in search of the tree where the bees keep all their honey. A Clearing in the Forest by Joanne Landers Henry A biographical novel about Elijah Fletcher, a settler boy growing up in Indianapolis during the 1830s. Deep in the Forest by Brinton Turkle A curious bear explores a cabin in the forest with disastrous results. Harald and the Great Stag by Donald Carrick When Harald, who lives in England during the Middle Ages, hears that the Baron and his royal guests are planning to hunt the legendary Great Stag, he devises a clever scheme to protect the animal. Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Verses from Longfellow's epic poem depict the boyhood of Hiawatha. Hiawatha's Childhood by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Describes in verse the boyhood of the legendary Iroquois Indian, Hiawatha. Mousekin's Woodland Sleepers by Edna Miller As he searches for a new home, Mousekin, the whitefoot mouse, learns how many forest creatures spend the winter. Parsley by Ludwig Bemelmans A pine tree growing on the edge of an abyss grew so twisted that the lumbermen never cut it down, and it was able to provide shelter for an old stag. Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures. Song for the Ancient Forest by Nancy Luenn Raven warns against the destruction of the ancient forests, but no one listens except for a small child. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Illustrations of wintry scenes accompany each line of the well-known poem. The Tree in the Wood by Christopher Manson A cumulative tale that traces a fine tree back to the acorn planted by a boy whose bed was feathered by a bird nesting in a similar tree. Winter Harvest by Jane Chelsea Aragon A child describes her experiences feeding a deer family in the winter. Woodpecker Forest by Tejima Follows the activities of a woodpecker family living in the forest from the making of the nest and hatching of their young through the youngsters' growth and maturity. Return to the Book Cove