Forest Habitats

A fun way to have students gain empathy for wildlife is to use Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Forest of S.T. Shrew. Use this story before taking a hike around the school or natural area. Have students look for the microhabitats discussed in the story. Compare and contrast their findings with what Jackie found. Have students draw pictures of their findings.

Book list
Grades PreK-2
Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.
Canizares, S. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree?Scholastic, Inc.
Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Davis, W.A. 1996. Douglas Fir. Scholastic Library Publishing.
DePalma, M.N. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Holt and Co.
Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble Books.
Fowler, A. 1999. Our Living Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Gackenbach, D. 1996. Mighty Tree. Harcourt Children's Books.
George, L.B. 1998. In the Woods: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers.
Greene, C. 1991. Caring for Our Forests. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Gove, D. 1999. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.
Hirschi, R. 1987. Who lives in the forest? Dodd, Mead.
Humphrey, P. 1995. In the Deep, Dark Forest. Steck-Vaughn.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's Under the Log? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Jeunesse, G. 2003. In The Forest. Scholastic, Inc.
Krupinski, L. 1997. Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Lies, B. 2004. Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Forest. Capstone Press.
McGehee, C. 2006. A Woodland Counting Book. University of Iowa Press.
Miller, D.S. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Nail, J.D. 1994. Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals. Rinehart P.
Olson, A.W. 1998. Counting on the Woods. DK CHILDREN.
Pascoe, E. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log's Life. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Pyers, G. 2004. Forest Explorer. Raintree Publishers.
Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Tree in the Ancient Forest. Dawn Publications.
Rutten, J. 1998. Forests. Child's World, Incorporated.
Ryder, J. 1988. Snail's Spell. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Salas, L.P. 2007. Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves. Coughlan Publishing.
Seifert, P. 1995. Exploring Tree Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Silver, D.M. 1997. One Small Square: Woods. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Vitosh, M.A. and A.L. Vitosh. 2000. Forest Where Ashley Lives. Iowa State University Extension.
Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.
Ziefert, H. 2004. My Friend Grandpa. Blue Apple Books.
Zoehfeld, K.W. 1994. Fawn at Woodland Way. Soundprints.

Grades 3-5
Art, H.W. 2003. Woods Walk: Peepers, Porcupines & Exploding Puffballs! What You'll See, Hear & Smell When Exploring the Woods. Storey Kids.
Baraclough, S. 2005. Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects. Backpack Books.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. Morrow/Avon.
Burns, D.L. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children's Publishing.
Canizares, S. 1997. Look at This Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books.
Cole, M.S. 2003. Forest. Gale Group.
Evert, L., A.D. Fredericks and K. Feeney. 2000. Forest Animals. T&N Children's Publishing.
Ganeri, A. 2003. Forests. World Almanac Books.
George, J. 1995. One Day in the Woods. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hooper, R. 2001. Woodlands. T&N Children's Publishing.
Johansson, P. 2004. Temperate Forest: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Kubesh, K. 2007. Forest Habitats. Hands of a Child.
Landau, E. 1997. Temperate Forest Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Marvis, B. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Chelsea House Publishers.
Morris, N. 1998. Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Nadeau, I. 2001. Food Chains in a Forest Habitat. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Owens, C. 1998. Deforestation. Child's World, Incorporated.
Paul, T. 1997. In Woods and Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Penny, M. 2003. Life in a Rotten Log. Raintree.
Roy, J.R. 2005. Addition in the Forest. Benchmark Books.
Sackett, H.K. 2003. Animal Faces in the Forest. School Specialty Children's Publishing.
Shetterly, S.H. 2003. Shelterwood. Tilbury House Publishers.
Staub, F.J. 1998. America's Forests. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8
Cherry, L. 2000. The Great Kapok Tree. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Lawlor, E.P. 1993. Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do. Stackpole Books.
Martin, P.A. 2000. Woods and Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
MacMillan, D.M. 2003. Life in a Deciduous Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Parker, J. 2002. Disappearing Forests. Weigl Publishers.
Rapp, V. 2003. Life in an Old Growth Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Runkel, S. and A.F. Bull. 1987. Wildflowers of the Iowa Woodlands. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Swinburne, S. 2002. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin.

Grades 9-12
Heinrich, B. 1998. The Trees in My Forest. HarperCollins Publishers.