Publisher's Synopsis
Explore part of North America's rainforest--tongass! The huge temperate forest is the ancestral home of the Northwest Coast people, and it is the setting for this story about Lily, a Tlingit Indian girl who searches with her aunt for a shaykee, a special spruce tree. This beautiful book includes natural history information on ancient forest life as well as a cultural introduction to the Northwest Coast people. Ages 6 and up.
