Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 04 of 32

Giants of the Rainforest

Carmanah Walbran

Colouring illustration: Giants of the Rainforest
© Atlasmio · All rights reserved

In Carmanah Walbran’s rainforest, trees stretch high above the ground. Two visitors look small beside a huge trunk. Ferns grow near the trail.

Did you know?

This forest contains tall Sitka spruce and old western redcedar trees.

Look together

What helps you see how large the tree is?

An idea to try

Compare a person’s height with the part of the trunk you can see.

For the adult reading along

A little more to discover

On Vancouver Island, this park protects old-growth rainforest. Sitka spruce and western redcedar are among its remarkable trees. The people suggest scale, but the drawing does not measure a particular tree.

Look together: What helps you see how large the tree is? Compare a person’s height with the part of the trunk you can see.

Sources and illustration notes (1)

Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.

These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.

Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.

This drawing is from the book My British Columbia to Colour

32 drawings to colour · ages 5–8