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Ladataan... The Lost ForestTekijä: Phyllis Root
   - Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta.   )1   ryner | Dec 17, 2020 |  This real life history story is definitely worth 5 stars and I’m glad I leaned about what happened. The book is wonderfully done, with maps (I always appreciate maps in books) and the story of what occurred and how the forest was eventually found, giving information about old growth forests and the plants & animals that live in their habitats, old growth forests in Minnesota where the lost forest was eventually properly identified, and information about surveyors including their implements and some applicable vocabulary, etc. There are many good illustrations and a couple of historical photographs. I thought that some of the illustrations were lovely. I was elated reading about how the forest was “lost” because of how it had been identified as a lake and enjoyed reading about the trees that kept growing. If only humans had less of a footprint on the land/ecosystem. I felt sad when I thought about how not knowing it was there was what it took for it not to be cut down. I’m grateful for what old growth forest remains worldwide and sad that so much is gone. The story of what happened is told in a straightforward manner. It’s interesting enough, I suppose. Story and illustrations 3-1/2 stars. Real non-fiction story that needs to be told 5 stars. It’s a good book and I’m glad that I read it and glad that I learned about this forest. ( ) Lisa2013 | Jun 15, 2020 | näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"The story of a forest "lost" by a surveying error--and all the flora and fauna to be found there. A forest, of course, doesn't need a map to know where to grow. But people need a map to find it. And in 1882 when surveyors set out to map a part of Minnesota, they got confused, or tired and cold (it was November), and somehow mapped a great swath of ancient trees as a lake. For more than seventy-five years, the mistake stayed on the map, and the forest remained safe from logging--no lumber baron expects to find timber in a lake, after all. The Lost Forest tells the story of this lucky error and of the 144 acres of old-growth red and white pine it preserved. With gentle humor, Phyllis Root introduces readers to the men at their daunting task, trekking across Minnesota, measuring and marking the vast land into townships and sections and quarters. She takes us deep into a stand of virgin pine, one of the last and largest in the state, where U.S. history and natural history meet. With the help of Betsy Bowen's finely observed and beautiful illustrations, she shows us all the life that can be found in the Lost Forest. Accompanying the story is a wealth of information about the Cadastral Survey and about the plants and animals that inhabit forests--making the book a valuable guide for readers who might want to look even deeper into the history of Minnesota, the flora and fauna of old-growth forests, and the apportioning of land in America." -- ONIX annotation. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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 Google Books — Ladataan...LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.7604History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Midwestern U.S. MinnesotaKongressin kirjaston luokitusArvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo: (4.5)
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