The Hidden Life of Trees

For The Hidden Life of Trees (original edition): The matter-of-fact Mr. Wohlleben has delighted readers and talk-show audiences alike with the newslong known to biologiststhat trees in the forest are social beings. Sally McGrane, The New York Times This fascinating book will intrigue readers who love a walk through the woods. Publishers Weekly If you read this book, I believe that forests will become magical places for you, too. Tim Flannery In this spirited exploration, [Wohlleben] guarantees that readers will never look at these life forms in quite the same way again. Library Journal A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement that will make you joyously acknowledge your own entanglement in the ancient and ever-new web of being. Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide Soon after we begin to recognize trees for what they aregigantic beings thriving against incredible odds for hundreds of yearswe naturally come to ask, 'How do they do it?' This charming book tells hownot as a lecture, more like a warm conversation with a favorite friend. Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl A powerful reminder to slow down and tune into the language of nature. Rachel Sussman, author of The Oldest Living Things in the World Charming, provocative, fascinating. In the tradition of Jean-Henri Fabre and other great naturalist story-tellers, Wohlleben relates imaginative, enthralling tales of ecology. David George Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen, Pulitzer finalist Wohllebens book is at once romantic and scientific, beautifully articulating his personal relationship with the trees he has dedicated his life to. His view of the forest calls on us all to reevaluate our relationships with the plant world. Daniel Chamovitz, PhD, author of What a Plant Knows With colorful and engaging descriptions of little-known phenomena in our natural world, Wohlleben helps readers appreciate the exciting processes at work in the forests around them. Dr. Richard Karban, University of California, Davis, author of Plant Sensing and Communication You will never look at a tree the same way after reading Peter Wohllebens The Hidden Life of Trees, which reveals the mind-boggling properties and behavior of these terrestrial giants. Read this electrifying book, then go out and hug a treewith admiration and gratitude. David Suzuki Peter Wohllebens book explores trees in a unique way and gives them almost humanlike qualities as he describes their communication methods, solidarity, and teamwork ...The Hidden Life of Trees isnt just about trees, its about how to be a good human. The Book Nook A superb fusion of images and ideas, all dedicated to proclaiming the message that trees, and the forests of which they form a surprisingly interconnected part, are far more remarkable than most of us ever previously dreamt. The Well-Read Naturalist Peter Wohllebens The Hidden Life of Trees received a makeover. Quench If trees could speak our language, theyd put their voices together urging everyone to take time to read through Peter Wohllebens new illustrated edition of The Hidden Life of Trees. Planet Experts

Peter Wohlleben is the acclaimed author of the New York Times-bestsellers The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, and The Secret Wisdom of Nature. His children's books include Can You Hear the Trees Talking? and Peter and the Tree Children. He spent over twenty years working for the forestry commission in Germany before leaving to put his ecological ideas into practice. Today he manages a forest academy and an environmentally friendly woodland in Germany, where he is working for the return of primeval forests. To learn more about Peter and his books, visit his website at peterwohllebenbooks.com. Jane Billinghursts career has been in book publishing in the UK, the US, and Canada, as an editor, publisher, writer, and translator.