The Mountain Pine Beetle: Tiny But Mighty

by Kay Turnbaugh

Imagine an insect as small as a grain of rice killing a tree that towers 70 feet above the forest floor. Seems impossible, doesn't it? Not when one mountain pine beetle joins forces with thousands of others to form an army of forest killers. In ""The Mountain Pine Beetle: Tiny but Mighty,"" Kay Turnbaugh tells the story of how such a tiny insect has managed to change the landscape of our western forests. With lively text, vivid (and sometimes icky)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871089580
• ISBN13: 9780871089588
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Westwinds Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10