The Songs of Trees Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors by David George Haskell

301 Pages
Publisher: Penguin Group Viking, Viking
Release Date: April 4, 2017

Nonfiction, Nature, Outdoors

The book is divided into the following chapters.

Part 1
Ceibo
Balsam Fir
Sabal Palm
Green Ash
Interlude: Mitsumata

Part 2
Hazel
Redwood and Ponderosa Pine
Interlude: Maple

Part 3
Cottonwood
Callery Pear
Olive
Japanese White Pine

This is a beautifully written book. As I was reading about each tree, I felt like I was meeting and making a new friend. The author writes about the animals and organisms that depend on the tree and how life would change drastically if the tree was gone. I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys outdoor adventures or reading about trees.

The description of this book included "eloquent" writing and that is certainly appropriate. Another description would be "all-encompassing" because the author writes not only about trees but the environmental context. If a tree grows in a forest, it impacts life on a scale both macro and microscopic levels.

I am reviewing this book although I have read only about half of it. The publication date is long past and I wish to acknowledge this book. It is a profound reading experience. I am reading it as an ebook but wish I had one bound in paper. Yes, one made of trees. It is a book to keep on the bedside table. To read slowly, absorb, revel in. To interact with...underline comment and touch. For me, I have to read a chapter and then reflect, absorb. I do not want to rush the experience.

But I did not want to incur further delays in stating my belief that this book is not to be missed. Writing it was clearly a labor of love, one written with integrity and dedication. I find as a reader, I wish to approach it in the same way.

The Songs of Trees is a lyrical reading experience.

A beautifully crafted scientific look at trees, their environments and their lives. it is written for any layperson to understand . The author has gifted the reader with scientific observation of how trees give to our daily lives, how they contribute to the environment and what they mean to the world. It is beautifully rendered, well written and I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in our environment. This book should be required reading for every biology student. He is a amazing writer that captures the essence of the subject and this reader was enthralled throughout this outstanding body of work. Very well recommended for your reading enjoyment and educational use.
Thank you for the ARC which did not influence my review.

If you're into trees then this is book you'll want to read, fascinating stories and information that I'd not heard before.