Zoe Keller – illustratör

Horses are some of the best-loved animals, with their huge variety of colours and markings, their incredible displays of strength of speed, and their gentle nature. Saddle up and jump into this guide to the majestic horse. From information about specific breeds like Shires and Appaloosas to Warmbloods and Shetland ponies, to facts about how horses behave and their physiology, this is the perfect book to get horse-loving kids whinnying "Yee haw!"

Horses are some of the best-loved animals, with their huge variety of colours and markings, their incredible displays of strength of speed, and their gentle nature. Saddle up and jump into this guide to the majestic horse. From information about specific breeds like Shires and Appaloosas to Warmbloods and Shetland ponies, to facts about how horses behave and their physiology, this is the perfect book to get horse-loving kids whinnying "e;Yee haw!"e;

"e;Concluding with an enticing visitors' guide to notable Douglas fir specimens throughout the West, this book offers lively perspectives on a tree that we perhaps take for granted too often."e; -- Coast WeekendWesterners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir--but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as Oaxaca, Mexico. They flourish in the Cascades, Rocky Mountains, Sierra, and other mountain ranges, as well as in desert valleys.Incredibly hardy, this tree adopts various strategies to occupy more kinds of habitats than any other native tree, even becoming an uncontrollable invader in some regions, crowding out ponderosa pines, western larch, aspen groves, and mountain grasslands. Yet the utility of this noble species is immense. Douglas firs yield more high-quality construction lumber than any other tree in the world.Most intriguing of all, perhaps, is that the story of the Douglas fir has gone untold. Douglas Fir fills this literary gap and presents an engaging profile of the Douglas fir and its relationship to people, commerce, culture, and wilderness.