Australia's remarkable trees.

Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2009.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 272 pp. colour photographs.

Richly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, this book explores the extraordinary lives of 50 of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees. Some trees are doted on in beautiful gardens but most live in difficult places, battling against drought, wind, fire, ice and snow. Writer Richard Allen and photographer Kimbal Baker went to the far reaches of Australia-travelling more than 60,000 kilometres - to photograph these trees and tell their extraordinary stories. This book is not just a celebration of Australia's great trees. It also prompts us to look to the future to see what lies in store for them. It is a call to arms to preserve and protect our oldest and most magnificent living things, and the forests and wilderness in which they live. Also available in paperback [stock id 32420].