Title: The Last American Rainforest
Description: A story about a forest and the people they lived there seeing through the eyes of a Tlingit girl whose search for the roots of an ancient tree lead to the discovery of her own roots. Lily searches with her aunt for a shaykee, a special spruce tree, so they can weave a ceremonial hat. Includes natural history information on forest life.
Subjects: Forest reserves, Forests and forestry, Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Social aspects, Social aspects of Forests and forestry, Social life and customs, Tlingit Indians, Tongass National Forest (Alaska), Rain forests, juvenile literature, Rain forests
Places: Alaska, Tongass National Forest