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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan Marianne Johnston Recounts tales about Paul Bunyan, a legendary hero believed to be the strongest logger ever to live, and relates facts about legends and logging. OL19152279W
Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp Janie Lynn Panagopoulos Twelve-year-old Gus McCarty struggles at school with an obnoxious classmate named Al until an accident sends him back in time to a lumber camp with an equally troublesome lumberjack named Alex. OL2184888W
From tree to tree house From tree to tree house Lumber and Building Material Dealers Foundation Emily and Chip take a ride on a magic flume to learn where lumber comes from and about many of its uses. They discover the importance of using trees responsibly. After they build a tree house with th… OL24266237W
A dog called Lucky Tide A dog called Lucky Tide William R. Koehler With the help of a big dog he has rescued from drowning, sixteen-year-old Tim attempts to clear logs from his family's land and ferry them to a lumber mill, while under attack from an unscrupulous co… OL2809477W
Giants in the land Giants in the land Diana Karter Appelbaum Describes how giant pine trees in New England were cut down during the colonial days to make massive wooden ships for the King's Navy. OL3338599W
Logging and lumbering Logging and lumbering Kathleen S. Abrams Discusses the work of loggers, activities at sawmills, various products derived from trees, and measures taken to insure a continued supply of lumber. OL5094871W
Timberjack and the Chief Timberjack and the Chief Eleanor Epperson,John Epperson While living on the Olympic Peninsula during the 1920's, Jack Gates and Chief, an old Indian, confront Jack's father, a logging camp superintendent, who does not want to follow forest conservation pr… OL5372448W
Forest log Forest log James R. Newton A description of the plant and animal life surrounding a fallen tree in a Pacific coast forest typifies the role every tree plays when it falls. OL5896142W