Our trees have been witness to so much and have weathered so many storms. The parallels between their lives and our and the wisdom they can share come to light in this book.

Author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota's "renaissance man" and Canoe Country "poet avatar." As a writer of books for adults and children, he has over one million copies in print, including the timeless classic Old Turtle. For 20 years as a canoe guide, he has led trips from the Boundary Waters to the Northwest Territories.