Inside these pages readers aged 7 through 11 will hear fascinating stories about noteworthy trees, both past and present, from across Wisconsin. From Kenosha’s buried forest on the shores of
Lake Michigan to the Wyalusing maple which saw the last of the passenger pigeons; from Aldo Leopold’s “good oak” to the disappeared elms of State Street in Madison, these stories open up a
varied and fascinating ecological and social history of Wisconsin to young readers. Book includes a map of historic trees and where to find them, a glossary of tree terms, a tree
identification chart, and a list of suggested books and Web sites for further reading.
