The phoenix forest
By: [by] Lorus & Margery Milne. Drawings by Elinor Van Ingen.
Contributors: Milne, Margery Joan (Greene) 1914- joint author.; Van Ingen, Elinor, illus.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Atheneum
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Fire ecology -- Juvenile literature.; Prescribed burning -- Juvenile literature.; Fire ecology.; Ecology.; Prescribed burning.; Forest fires.
Description: Describes the effects of fire on a forest, explaining that even though destructive it is also an important means of clearing away decaying matter to make way for new and diversified growth. Discusses the advantages of controlled burning.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 112-114.