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The Fire that Saved the Forest

Mike Donahue - Illustrated by Diane O'Keefe

When Bernie the bear and his other animal cohorts make a practice of extinguishing every fire that starts in the forest, they realize that the trees are choking out open meadows and not allowing berry bushes and other foods they depend on to grow. One day, an uncontrollable fire devastates the forest, and the animals mistakenly believe their world has ended. Soon, however, new growth provides them with a bounty of food, and they realize how important fire is to the health of the forest.

Roberts Rinehart

Pages: 32 •

978-1-4616-6383-6 • eBook • November 2003 • $6.99 • (£4.95)

Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / General, Juvenile NonFiction / General

The Fire that Saved the Forest

Summary

When Bernie the bear and his other animal cohorts make a practice of extinguishing every fire that starts in the forest, they realize that the trees are choking out open meadows and not allowing berry bushes and other foods they depend on to grow. One day, an uncontrollable fire devastates the forest, and the animals mistakenly believe their world has ended. Soon, however, new growth provides them with a bounty of food, and they realize how important fire is to the health of the forest.

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Roberts Rinehart

Pages: 32 •

978-1-4616-6383-6 • eBook • November 2003 • $6.99 • (£4.95)

Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / General, Juvenile NonFiction / General

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[This book] on fire ecology has the potential to become a sister publication of The Grandpa Tree…will help young children better understand and appreciate the true role of fire in many of our nation's forest ecosystems.
— Michael T. Smithson, Chief of Resource Education, National Park Service (Olympic)

The Fire that Saved the Forest

Mike Donahue - Illustrated by Diane O'Keefe

The Fire that Saved the Forest

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