In contrast, horticulturalists usually leave the big trees in place in and around their farm plots. Tree roots help to stabilize the soil. Burning the other wild vegetation converts chemical compounds locked in the plants to a form that is readily useable by their food crops.
Mary Altaffer / Associated Press. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit.
Updated February 09, 2017. Where the Wild Things Are, the book by Maurice Sendak has become a classic. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year, it was first published by HarperCollins in 1963.