The Forest Revealed - by Jada Fitch & Kateri Kosek (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Discover the amazing, fun diversity of life in the northern forest through 12 vivid paintings, each with a numbered key to search for and identify the animals, plants, insects and fungi pictured.

Each of artist Jada Fitch's twelve stunning paintings represents the forest during one month of the year, featuring an array of animals, plants, insects, fungi, and other creatures common during those weeks. Opposite each painting is a list of all the species depicted, with corresponding numbers in the art, creating a search-and-find experience that will keep readers of all ages discovering more every time they look. Then turn the page to zoom in and see these creatures in even more gorgeous detail. This wondrous array of wildlife is brought further to life by writer and naturalist Kateri Kosek, who uncovers the many hidden stories and fun facts about the flora and fauna that make up the forest ecosystem, inviting the reader to look more closely at nature all around them.

Review Quotes

Jada Fitch and Kateri Kosek's The Forest Revealed is a triumph of nature observation and art. Fitch's finely rendered scenes and Kosek's pristine, authoritative prose complement one another in a rich survey of our region's flora, fauna, and fungi and how they weave together the northern forest we all share. The visual beauty and wealth of information necessitate the book's generous proportions and invite the reader to experience the woods more deeply, all throughout the year.--Northern Woodlands

"Explore the forest like never before! Each month comes to life with a vibrant painting packed with animals, plants, bugs, and fungi to find. Flip the page for close-ups and fun facts that reveal the hidden magic of nature."

--We Are Teachers

"If you want to melt into an enchanted forest without leaving home, then this informative and heartfelt book is for you. A perfect marriage of text and art. It will inspire curiosity and wonder in budding naturalists... and adults! Full STEAM ahead!"--Dianna Hutts Aston, author of A Seed is Sleepy

"The Forest Revealed is perfect for families who love spending time together outdoors. With gorgeous illustrations and stunning attention to detail, this book is a naturalist's dream."--Kate Messner, author of Over and Under the Pond and The Trouble with Heroes

About the Author

Jada Fitch is an illustrator whose work can be found everywhere from bookshops to nature trails. She has created illustrations for Maine Audubon, American Bird Conservancy, Down East Magazine, Liberty Graphics, The Nature Conservancy, as well as other park foundations, publishers, and magazines. Fitch is the creator of the popular Home Tweet Home window feeder, a decorated tiny home for birds. When not at her desk, Fitch is bird watching or taking photos in the forest. She lives in Addison, Maine.
Kateri Kosek's poetry and essays have appeared in such places as Orion, Terrain.org, Catamaran, Northern Woodlands Magazine, and Creative Nonfiction and Briar Cliff Review. Kosek lectures in English at Northwestern Connecticut Community College, and has taught at Marist College, Dutchess Community College, and Western CT State University, where she mentors in the MFA program in Creative and Professional Writing. She lives in western Massachusetts, where she writes for Berkshire Magazine and The Berkshire Edge and works surveying bird populations in Aton Forest in northwest Connecticut.