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Forest Legend: The Tale of Ol' Split Toe

Forest Legend: The Tale of Ol' Split Toe - Paperback

by Dan Ellens
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Availability:In StockContributor:Dan EllensAudience:Young AdultPublish date:3/31/2026Pages:320
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mission Point PressISBN-13:9781968761080ISBN-10:196876108XUPC:9781968761080Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, Science Fiction, AnimalsBook Topic:Environment, Time Travel, Mythical CreaturesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.82Product ID:SCZG26PBY5
A deer journeys through time, witnessing a resilient world transformed as humans struggle for control over nature.

Mother Nature struggles to maintain equilibrium in a changing world while fire, disease, logging, human displacement, and war repeatedly destroy forests of centuries-old trees. Split Toe, a deer chosen at birth for a unique education, travels through time to understand the interconnected workings of a Michigan forest. He meets humans along the way: Ice Age hunters who trap and kill a mastodon; Mukwoh, a young Ojibwe hunter who stalks Split Toe through swamp and forest; loggers clear-cutting Michigan's white pines; Edra, a woman advocating for the trees; Angus and Grace, pioneers who become a first generation of family farmers; scientists from the future studying the impact of nuclear radiation.

Split Toe witnesses two hundred years of conflict building between modern humans-who fight to control the natural world-and Mother Nature, who repeatedly reaches for balance. He wonders whether human ways will ultimately overpower Mother Nature, until he meets a boy who changes everything.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mission Point PressISBN-13:9781968761080ISBN-10:196876108XUPC:9781968761080Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, Science Fiction, AnimalsBook Topic:Environment, Time Travel, Mythical CreaturesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.82Product ID:SCZG26PBY5
Ellens, Dan: - Dan Ellens is an outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about connecting people with nature. He spends nearly half of each year in an isolated, electricity-free treehouse on Winterfield Pines Nature Sanctuary with woodstove heat, handpump water, and oil lamp lighting. His daily off-grid life includes caring for the sanctuary, hosting the sanctuary's guests, all of the activities of a self-sufficient lifestyle, observing the natural surroundings and animal behavior, and drawing and writing. Dan has written four nonfiction books intended to inspire adventure, promote self-sufficient lifestyles, and connect people with nature. He is also author of the email-blog, Michigan Forest Life, which includes more than 850 posts since 2018.Dan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is retired from a full career in industry and international business. When asked, Dan says his education places him in a large group of people with mechanical engineering and MBA degrees.Dan is an accomplished woodworker and carpenter. He is a hobby artist and is passionate about rescuing, restoring, and finding new homes for fine art. He loves exploring the possibilities of off-grid electricity-free cooking and baking. While not in the wilds, Dan's home is in the small community of Salem, Michigan.
Publisher: Mission Point Press

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