Ellie's Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell Children's Political Biographies * Slip into a black

* Slip into a black hole

but will others see her as the magical creature she imagines

more hopeful future

In the sweltering peak of summer

Ellie's Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell Children's Political Biographies * Slip into a blackWinner of 2013 John Burroughs Association Riverby Award Honorable Mention After a huge tree crashes to the ground during a winter storm, ten year old Ellie and her new friend, Ricky, explore the forest where Ellie lives. Together, they learn how trees provide habitat for plants and animals high in the forest canopy, down among mossy old logs, and deep in the pools of a stream. The plants, insects, birds, and mammals they discover come to life in