Ode to a Mother Tree - Paperback

by Jamie Bastedo (Author), James Savage (Illustrator)

After springing from the ashes of a catastrophic forest fire, can one tiny seedling cling to life long enough to flourish into its full potential? As intimate as it is universal, this lyrical yet science-based coming-of-age story about the making of a Mother Tree follows one tree's craving for connection over the span of a millennium. Chronicled through stark, stirring text fused with vivid, spellbinding artwork, the singular life of one Western red cedar tree serves as a living bridge between worlds, across cultures, and beyond time as we know it.

Lavish, lichen-draped,
Sporting sleeves of moss, these trees
Pulse with plush, lush life.

Author Biography

Jamie Bastedo is a well-established and popular science writer, and young-adult novelist. His books include Falling for Snow, Free As the Wind, On Thin Ice, Sila's Revenge and Tracking Triple Seven. When not out on the land, he hangs his hat in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.