These are some of the books that helped and inspired me while I was working on Big Tree
Hanson, Thor. The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, & Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History. New York: Basic Books, 2015.
Haskell, David George. The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature. New York: Viking Books, 2012.
Jahren, Hope. Lab Girl. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. New York: HarperCollins, 1973.
Merwin, W.S. Garden Time. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2016.
Janice May. A Tree Is Nice. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York: HarperCollins, 1984.
Wohlleben, Peter. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World. Vancouver and Berkeley: Greystone Books, 2015.
Zalasiewicz, Jan. The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey into Earth’s Deep History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.