“The trees seem to have made up their minds to fight us, and stop our journey,” remarked the Lion.
Explore these websites and videos to find out more about the Wood Wide Web and how plants defend themselves.
Botanical barbarity: 9 plant defence systems
Challenge yourself!
Once the Tin Woodsman chopped off branches of the tree which attacked them, the other trees did nothing to stop our friends passing through the wood.
Imagine you are a tree in the wood, and you see Dorothy and her friends approaching. Write down what happens next from the of the trees’ point of view.
You can also look at the Help with Challenges page to come up with your own Wood Wide Web challenge.