This is a story about trees and fungi connected through a ‘wood wide web’ – told by one tiny fungal spore
.A little fungus meets a baby cacao tree and they learn to feed each other. They cooperate with a forest of plants and a metropolis of microbes in the soil. But when drought strikes can they work together to survive?
The fourth book in the Small Friends Books series, this science-adventure story explores the Earth-shaping partnerships between plants, fungi and bacteria.
This is Book 4 in the Small Friends Books Series. See all Small Friends Books books here.
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Ailsa Wild is an acrobat, whip cracker, and teaching artist who ran away from the circus to become a writer. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. Ben Wood is a freelance illustrator based in Sydney, Australia. He has developed a wide range of illustration styles and skills using both traditional and digital tools over his 10 years as an illustrator.
More about Ailsa Wild Ailsa Wild creates stories for theatre and paper pages. She loves collaborating with acrobats, scientists and children and her favourite question is ... But why?
Aviva Reed is a multi-disciplinary visual ecologist who creates immersive experiences to explore complex science.
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Ailsa Wild creates stories for theatre and paper pages. She loves collaborating with acrobats, scientists and children and her favourite question is ... But why?
Aviva Reed is a multi-disciplinary visual ecologist who creates immersive experiences to explore complex science.
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