Trees alive,

by Sarah Regal Riedman

Describes the various life processes of trees, how they support animal and plant life, and what they contribute to our environment, comfort, and enjoyment.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

From the website below:

Sarah Riedman was born Sarah Regal on April 20, 1902 in Kishiniev, Rumania and became a U.S. citizen in 1918. She married Maurice Riedman in 1921. In 1926, she received a bachelor's degree from Hunter College, followed by a master of science degree from New York University in 1928. In 1935, Ms. Riedman received her Ph.D. from Columbia University. She taught at Hunter College from 1926 to 1930, and at Brooklyn College from 1930 to 1952. At Brooklyn
College, she was an instructor, and later an assistant professor of biology. From 1952 to 1958, Ms. Riedman worked as a freelance scientific writer, and as director of medical literature at Hoffman-LaRoche from 1958 to 1967.

Ms. Riedman began writing science books for children in 1947, with the publication of How Man Discovered His Body. Between 1947 and 1983, she wrote or co- wrote approximately forty books. She also contributed to several magazines and encyclopedias.

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