# Forests

**Author:** Nell Cross Beckerman
**Grade range:** Grades 2–3
**Page count:** 44
**Genre:** Juvenile Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781546130987`
**ISBN-10:** `1546130985`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/forests
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The team behind the acclaimed Caves returns with an enchanting exploration of one of Earth's most familiar ecosystems -- forests! So much to see, to smell, to hear, to taste, to feel. So much to find... in the forest. Using evocative storytelling, Nell Cross Beckerman leads readers on an exciting adventure through the magic of forests! From kelp forests on the ocean floor to the wonders of the Amazon, Beckerman guides readers through these tree-filled ecosystems using dramatic, poetic language. Nonfiction text on every page allows for a deeper understanding of the topic. Illustrator Kalen Chock's stuning illustrations have been praised as "atmospheric" and "striking." Readers will be delighted as each spread brings a surprise. Extensive backmatter includes author's and illustrator's notes,

## Where this book is assigned

### Great Lakes Great Books Award

- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Michigan — [source: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 2-3 division](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Michigan — [source: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 2-3 division](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)

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