One morning Fred is woken by a crashing sound. He peeks out the curtains and sees the pine trees on the farm, his favourite place to play, being taken down by a logging machine. Fred is horrified but soon learns all about harvesting, replanting and the wonderful uses and benefits trees have. This book contains facts from the Forestry Sector in New Zealand and depicts part of the story of our renewable resource, along with the industry that cares for its growth and use. There is also hidden wooden objects on each page to try and find. Check the key on the last page to see if you found them all. At the end is also a word find, colouring, a maze, and some forestry facts about New Zealand.

Imagine the simplicity of living in the woods of South Carolina in the early years of the 1950's. A hardworking family who did their best to make their family one of happiness and fulfillment. Showing that the greatest happiness of all is a happy home. They worked hard, their hands got dirty and the sweat rolled from their brow at times. But the satisfaction of seeing what their work produced made their hearts feel fulfilled. At the end of the day all was well in this girls family of 5. After her days work was done and her responsibilities of being the eldest child gave her rest, she would go to her room and read with her window open and her curtain fluttering from the fresh summer scent of pine trees that surrounded their house. She loved the feeling of the cozy rough cut lumber that made her room her own. Gazing out the window at the beautiful sight of summer and feeling the softness of the breeze made her heart feel content.Her life was simple, but yet so full! This premiere issue is a book not to be misse

Legend of the Impossible Pine Tree: Ancient Wisdom for a Troubled Planet By: B C Danei This is a rare opportunity to witness a current-day Hopi grandfather passing ancient wisdom to his son and grandchildren around a campfire. John Tale-Weaver Jones takes us back in time to tell how a mythical tree learned how to harness the power of the mind – the same power we all possess and use every single moment. Do we use it correctly or contribute to the world’s chaos? Hopi Elders are warning us that our planet is out of balance. They have pled to the United Nations assembly for all to come together with loving hearts to join in healing the Earth. Just pretty words? Tale-Weaver sheds light on how things really work! The Mayan Calendar is ending. It’s time to believe in old legends, to receive a message of hope for these troubled times.

On the day of her orientation ceremony to start university, Jaun runs into the young Monk Hyegang, an old friend, who has a gift for her, a rosary, from his guardian, Monk Dasol. Upon thanking him for the gift, Jaun is surprised and curious to learn this great monk has been watching her from afar for many years, perhaps since her mother’s death. But why? Jaun was only school-aged back then and can’t remember ever meeting him. Her mother had been teaching Korean language to grade ten boys, and Hyegang was her student. Before Jaun can discover more, Monk Dasol passes away. However, when Jaun’s aunt reads of Monk Dasol’s death in the newspaper, she gives Jaun something that has been in her possession since Jaun’s mother died, something that might give Jaun some answers—her mother’s journal. At Monk Dasol’s cremation ceremony, Monk Hyegang invites Jaun to sit with him and Jaun shows him the journal. She hasn’t read it yet. Together, Jaun and Hyegang decide to read the journal, which takes place during the ten-month period before her mother’s death. Deeply moving and scattered with the teachings of Buddhism, The Whisper of the Breeze from Pine Trees and Flowing Streams uninhibitedly confronts what it means to be human in this often lonely and disconnected world.