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.
This article is about the 1963 children's book. For the film adaptation, see Where the Wild Things Are (film). Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row.