The Wildlife Tree

Learn about the remarkable wildlife trees that provide homes for amazing animals. Guess which animals live in these trees through clues and illustrations. Explore facts about their fascinating lives.


The Wildlife Treeushers your child into the mystery and wonder of the northern woods.  Beautiful illustrations and well timed questions spark the interest of the reader to turn the page and discover answers.  Children are invited into the enchanting world of the woodland creatures who inhabit these seemingly dead trees, but which are actually teeming with life! A wonderful book to accompany woodland walks with your children that will encourage interest in and learning about the natural world.

—Martha A. Byam, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire


The Wildlife Tree is brimming with fun and informative facts about the many birds and mammals who live in or near the dead tree trunks of the Maine forests. Laid out in a crisp engaging format with simple questions to draw in the young reader and illustrated with luscious watercolors to make the pages come alive. A dead tree in the forest will never seem the same.  This belongs in the children’s collection of every Maine library.

—Janet Adelberg, Librarian, Cary Memorial Library, Wayne, Maine

The book is magical. I had my six year old grandson for the day.  We sat and read The Wildlife Tree in our newly constructed snow fort.  It was perfect and I barely got the words out and he was trying to guess what animal was climbing the tree or poking out of a cavity.  Thank you so much for your hard work and this magical book.  It is definitely a keepsake.  

—Mary Enright Tippet