Sadly a teaser of a few pages only, but what was shown is very intriguing. Love the pictures and writing descriptions. Would recommend.

I really enjoyed this sample. It seems like information about trees is presented in a way to be easily accessible to those who are not science-minded but are curious. The sample doesn’t have great picture formatting but from what I can see they look like nice pictures. I’ll be keeping an eye out for this one.

Small sample, but I loved the photos and there is tons of great information. I’ve already preordered the book!

am fortunate enough to live near a truly wonderful botanical garden. My favorite place to explore when there is the forest. This area has the largest uncut expanse of my state’s original wooded landscape.

As the site notes state

For thousands of years, this old-growth Forest has changed, adapted and survived. When you visit the Forest, you will walk along Native American hunting trails, see marks left by glaciers, and pass under trees dating back to the American Revolution.

You can perhaps imagine why I love it. It is a place of beauty and peace, a true antidote to the bustle of my city.

Given my love of the trees, I was so excited to receive this sample from NetGalley and the publisher, National Geographic. NG surely knows how to make books; this looks wonderful. I only wish that I had the full book to read and review. I will have to buy it!

The photos look very inviting and will offer a chance to virtually escape anytime one pages through this title. Chapters are organized according to Tree, Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Forest. It appears that there will be much to read along with looking.

Nature lovers, note the pub date and put this on your lists.

This title will be published on 05 Apr 2022.

This was a teaser preview for review prior to the whole book being published. Based on the abbreviated sections of the preview this will be an excellent book. The photographs are stunning and the writing is engaging and easy to understand. This will make a great coffee table book.

I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon, Facebook and my nonfiction book review blog.

It was very interesting and I would definetly recommend for those who want to learn a a little more about nature.

Nothing more than a coffee table picture book, best suited for someone who has no prior botany knowledge.

This beautiful “coffee table” style book is gorgeous in book form. I can only imagine how it would look in physical book form. Some of my favourite features of this small book preview include:

* absolutely stunning photography of nature
* informative sections I.e. rings of a tree
* beautiful and appropriate quotes throughout the text add to the beauty

Into the Forest is the book to read for tree lovers and nature photography lovers. The pictures are exquisite with intricate detail. Reading this book itself will be a calming experience. The book is divided into six chapters, Tree, Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Forest and will be a keepsake book for several generations.

As adults, I think we forget about the magic of trees. When we are children, we scale them to touch the sky, lay beneath them to dream, and build houses in their branches to plan epic adventures. Yet as life goes on, they can blend in with the wallpaper of our lives. But in Susan Tyler Hitchcock’s new book from National Geographic, Into the Forest, she teaches us about the secret language of trees and how extraordinary they really are.

In Nat Geo’s grand tradition, this book is jam packed with stunning photographs. It is amazing how gorgeous one tree can be on its own, such as a flaming red Japanese maple. But when we gaze at an entire grove of aspens with their golden leaves which seem to glitter in the sunlight, they are simply breathtaking. Each tree is beautiful in its own way, and this book features 185 photos that will undoubtedly wow you.

Beyond that, Hitchcock takes our examination of these amazing plants from a panoramic view to a microscopic one, teaching us how their transport cells change based on the season, how the rings of a tree come in so many varied patterns, and how they provide a detailed history of the places in which they grow. I found it fascinating that in one case, the logs used on an ancient wooden walkway in England revealed that they are even older than Stonehenge by a thousand years!

Within the six chapters of this book, Hitchcock takes us deep down forest paths and prods us to take a closer look at the vast acres of foliage, from their sprawling root systems to their thick trunks and agile treetops. Some of them, like the aforementioned aspens, are actually one living organism, each a clone of the other. We truly gain a deeper appreciation of these “arboreal wonders.”

Flipping through this book is like taking a meandering hike through nature alongside a smart, thoughtful guide whose love for her subject is indisputable and infectious. By the time you finish perusing its pages, you’ll find your appreciation for trees has grown. As an added benefit, the beauty of the wood will relax and restore you. And I dare say you will soon find yourself reaching for your camping gear and gassing up your car to head Into the Forest yourself.

I received a sample of this book via NetGalley for review.

The photography is undeniably beautiful, and the few short essays included in the sample suggest that the full publication is likely quite pleasant to flip through. It's difficult to say much more, though, with an excerpt sample that is only 8 pages long. Pretty, but basically lacking depth. That may not be true of the full book, but is impossible to say with what I was given to review.

hanks to Netgalley and National Geographic for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This brief extract of the full picture book represents a wonderful taster of what I've come to expect from National Geography. Aside from the magazine, I'm also a true fan of these beautiful pictorials. This is not a topic I would usually pick up but the quality of the pictures is exquisite.

#IntotheForest #NetGalley

This sounds very interesting. However, I didn't realize that the copy I have is a sample one and not the actual full book. I can't really say much about this but if you have the chance to grab its complete copy you'll probably love it.

Probably 5 stars, but the NetGalley sample is SO short (about 10 pages, including picture pages) it's hard to be sure enough to really give it all 5.
It's a beautiful book, seems to have the information a tree lover would... love. :)

The excerpt provided was short but gave a glimpse as to the beauty this full book will be. My rating is a "middle" rating due to not being able to view the entire book, but did like the portion that was provided. Looking forward to seeing the entire book in full.

Although the sample wasn't very long, I did like the pictures and the essay that was included. I would love to have the whole book!

If the leafy green forest photo on the cover doesn't enchant and entrance, nothing will! It is the epitome of pure unadulterated beauty, magical and ethereal...and absolutely therapeutic. If I had such a forest near me I would never be home!

Though only able to read a tantalizingly short excerpt, as a tree/nature lover and master gardener I am fully hooked. Trees are crucial for our survival in so many ways, sometimes in what we cannot see, but we can also appreciate them purely for their breathtaking aesthetics. Our climate is extreme, from -40C (such as this moment in January) to +40C...and yet these living things survive. Combined with our severe drought the past two years, tree rings would appear very interesting. The tree cross-section photograph is striking! Dendrologists have a fascinating job indeed. Hopefully the full book will have more information on this.

As an international traveler, it is important to me to visit interesting trees, botanic gardens and arboreta all over to learn more about history and culture. Learning more about trees and their effects on us will be wonderful.

My sincere thank you to National Geographic and NetGalley for the privilege of ogling the excerpt of what promises to be a marvelous book, one to look forward to!

I've always found trees fascinating; there's something so calming and grounding about being in the forest. This beautiful coffee table book captures that magic with stunning images and informational passages that will surely enchant and educate all of my fellow tree-lovers. I was only provided with a sample of a few pages, but I'm eager to see the rest of the book!

Thank you to National Geographic and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What little I was able to read, I liked. The pictures were glorious. I loved the details about the trees and how you can tell their growth. One tidbit I found fascinating was about the most recent 100 rings in a 300+ year old tree, was that the ebb and flow of those rings would match the rings in other trees around it. I loved that the tree of life was mentioned in multiple different beliefs.

I am really sorry but i cannot say much about this book as the publisher only gave us readers, just a sample of the book and not the whole or full access of the book which is such a waste as to me it seems like an interesting book with lots of visually stunning photographs of trees. I myself is a fan of trees, so that is why i am very interested to read this book. Unfortunately, i was only given a sample of only a few pages of the book with the hope of an honest feedback in return. So that doesn't render justice to this beautiful yet captivating book. Please consider giving us the full access to the book.