[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.kayturnbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paper.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Tiny but Mighty” admin_label=”subhead” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|10px|||false|false” custom_padding=”|10px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”description” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|10px|||false|false” custom_padding=”|10px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Imagine an insect as small as a grain of rice killing a tree that towers 70 feet above the forest floor. Seems impossible, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n
Not when one mountain pine beetle joins forces with thousands of others to form an army of forest killers.<\/p>\n
With lively text, vivid (and sometimes icky) photographs, plus engaging illustrations, “The Mountain Pine Beetle” tells us how these little buggers operate and how the forests manage to survive.<\/p>\n
LEARN<\/strong> the secrets of how this tiny insect has managed to change our western forests.<\/p>\n DISCOVER<\/strong> how the trees are fighting back.<\/p>\n FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO<\/strong> during a mighty pine beetle epidemic.<\/p>\n Perfect for schools and libraries and anyone who wants to make sense of the world around them.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.kayturnbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mpb-cover-web-2.jpg” alt=”cover of The Mountain Pine Beetle book” title_text=”mpb-cover-web-2″ admin_label=”book cover” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||18px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||16px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”5px” box_shadow_vertical=”7px” box_shadow_blur=”7px” box_shadow_spread=”9px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”available at” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||14px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||24px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Available at:<\/strong><\/p>\n AMAZON<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 BARNES & NOBLE<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 INDIEBOUND<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”stats” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||14px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||24px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Published:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> August 3, 2026 (Second Edition)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Publisher:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Perigo Press<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Genres: <\/span><\/strong>children<\/span>, nature<\/span>, nonfiction
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