Listen to the Language of the Trees Book Walk!

Visit the Evanston Ecology Center!

The 2022 Blueberry Winner is Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground! Come read the book OUTDOORS at the Evanston Ecology Center, through the end of May.

Come to the Evanston Ecology Center and begin the book walk near their circular driveway. Walk through the Ladd Arboretum so you can read the whole book -- a book about trees you can read while walking amongst trees! Learn how trees communicate underground and envision what's going on under your feet right at that moment. Available now through the end of May!

Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground by Tera Kelley illustrated (brilliantly) by Marie HXXX won the 2022 Blueberry Award. Here's the description of the book: This fascinating picture book explores the underground communication system between trees and helps young readers see that the natural world's survival depends on staying connected and helping others—just like us! The fascinating mycorrhizal fungi network runs underground through the forest via the roots of trees, allowing for connection and communication.A lyrical read aloud, Listen to the Language of the Trees is the story of a seedling, newly sprouted at the base of a giant tree...

“I am so honored that Listen to the Language of the Trees is the Blueberry Winner,” winning author Tera Kelley said. “I hope my book helps children keep marveling at and connecting to forests — where cooperation is just as common as competition, where individual trees recognize their kin and send them extra resources, and fungi and trees negotiate an unruly partnership. Thank you, Blueberry Awards, for supporting books that connect children with nature!”

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