The Forest in the Tree: How Fungi Shape the Earth

by Ailsa Wild, Briony Barr, Aviva Reed

This is a story about trees and fungi connected through a "wood wide web" told by one tiny fungal spore.

A little fungus meets a baby cacao tree and they learn to feed each other. They cooperate with a forest of plants and a metropolis of microbes in the soil. But when drought strikes can they work together to survive?

The fourth book in the Small Friends Books series, this science-adventure story explores the Earth-shaping partnerships...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1486313310
• ISBN13: 9781486313310
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7