See the biggest and newest construction machines, excavators, dozers, graders, all in action. Watch expert operators put dump trucks, tractors, and loaders to the test at the Demonstration Grounds in Moline, Ill. Then learn about logging in the forests of the Pacific Northwest where loggers use feller bunchers, skidders, and harvesters.

"Engaging images accompany information about lumberjacks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Two novellas and one short story, based on the author's own experiences, center on a young man's discovery of life and art in the woods of western Montana.

Describes the experiences of people who helped to settle the American West as prospectors, miners, and loggers, noting key events and places along the way.

"The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel. Adventurous, trail-blazing Wolf lives in a northern mining town and spends her days exploring the mountains and wilderness with her three best friends: Penny, Ann, and Brandi. The girls' secret refuge is their treehouse hideaway, Birchwood, Wolf's favourite place on earth. After her beloved grandmother tells her that she is the great-granddaughter of a tree talker,...

Weaving together investigative reporting, colorful characters, logging history, political analysis, and cutting-edge tree science, this gripping account reveals the complexity of the illegal timber market.

Explore the past and present of the rough-and-tumble logging industry and the treacherous lives of Pacific Northwest timber cutters. Follow four logging crews through a season in the remote forests of northwest Oregon.