Forests

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Praise for Forests: * "The beauty and visual depth that inform Chock's stately forest scenes, rich in color and photographically exact in detail, find suitable echoes in Beckerman's alliterative, sensual free verse. ...A spellbinding tour, deeply rooted in both fact and feeling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewPraise for Caves:2023 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children -- Recommended Title2023 NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award List2024-2025 Texas Blue Bonnet Master List2024 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading ListKirkus Best Book of the YearNew York Public Library Best Book of 2022Bank Street Books Best Book2025 Illinois Bluestem Readers' Choice Award Nominee* "Powerfully atmospheric illustrations... Tantalizing glimpes of hidden natural treasures, with breathtaking art." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Would-be spelunkers and those who would never consider a trip into a cave have the potential to be launched on a lifelong journey of discovery into the amazing world of caves as depicted in this excellent title. Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "Cross Beckerman injects genuine passion into this nonfiction examination of caves... In a striking picture book debut... Chock combines realistic-looking rock surfaces with softly shaded adult and child figures overwhelmed by the natural features." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review