The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors

The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors

â€œHere is a book to nourish the spirit.Â The Songs of TreesÂ is a powerful argument against the ways in which humankind has severed the very biological networks that give us our place in the world. Listen as David Haskell takes his stethoscope to the heart of nature - and discover the poetry and music contained within.â€Â Â
--Â PeterÂ Wohlleben, author ofÂ The Hidden Life of Trees

The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalistÂ The Forest UnseenÂ visits with natureâ€™s most magnificent networkers â€” treesÂ

David Haskellâ€™s award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, Haskell brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans.

Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world to stop, listen, and look, exploring each treeâ€™s connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants, and demonstrating how the lives of trees and people are deeply interwoven.Â Several trees, including a balsam fir in Ontario and an Amazonian ceibo, are located in areas that seem mostly natural, but which are affected by industrial development and climate change. Haskell also turns to trees in places where humans seem to have subdued â€œnatureâ€ â€“ a pear tree on a Manhattan sidewalk, an olive tree in Jerusalem â€“ demonstrating that wildness permeates every location.

We have much to learn from trees, says Haskell; they show us how to thrive and participate in natureâ€™s networks.Â Roots communicate with neighboring fungi and bacteria, sending chemical messages through the soil.Â Twigs have memories of light, gravity, heat and minerals.Â Plant cells in leaves use airborne odors to attract caterpillar-eating insects.Â Haskell pays particular attention to the sounds that emerge from or surround trees; behind each sound are fascinating stories of how tree lives are joined to other lives.

With its deep understanding of the complexity of trees and the way they shape their ecosystems, Haskellâ€™s book will make you look at trees in an entirely new way.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-04-04
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-04-04
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors

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