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What's hidden among the tallest trees on Earth? - Wendell Oshiro

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When Stephen Sillett was a boy, he took to the forests of Pennsylvania with his brother and grandmother. Looking up into the dense branches and leaves, his curiosity was piqued: What was hidden up there? Wendell Oshiro tells the story of an adult Sillett’s bold (if not a little dangerous) exploration of the canopy of an ancient redwood and details some of the fascinating discoveries he made.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Wendell Oshiro
Director
Jonathan Trueblood
Animator
Kristofer Boban, Brandon Chamberlain, Nathan Poljak
Producer
Andrea Sertz Jew
Composer
Joshua Smoak, Alex Admiral Collier
Script Editor
Addison Anderson
Narrator
Michelle Snow

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