Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Childrens Non-Fiction Honour Book, 2007Silver Birch Express shortlist, 2008Canadian Childrens Book Centre Our Choice 2007 finalistCanadian Science Writers Associations Science in Society Journalism Award nominee, Youth Book category, 2007It hasnt rained in the forest for many weeks. And in the sunny clearing, everything is dry and scorched. Then, late one afternoon, a hot wind begins to blow and storm clouds gather. But instead of rain, lightning fills the sky and strikes a tall tree beside the clearing. The lightning strike shoots down the tree and ignites the dry vegetation below. In no time, the forest is engulfed in flame. Soon there is nothing left but the charred ruins of the forest, devoid of life.But the story is not over.
