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Around the world in 80 trees / Jonathan Drori ; illustrations by Lucille Clerc.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Laurence King Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781786271617
  • 1786271613
Other title:
  • Around the world in eighty trees
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK46.5.H85 D76 2018
Contents:
Northern Europe ; Southern Europe and North Africa -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Africa -- Central and South Asia -- East Asia -- South East Asia -- Oceania -- South America -- Mexico, Central America and Caribbean -- North America.
Summary: Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and true tales populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the reader on a journey that is as informative as it is beautiful.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB435.7 .D76 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800172611
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index.

Northern Europe ; Southern Europe and North Africa -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Africa -- Central and South Asia -- East Asia -- South East Asia -- Oceania -- South America -- Mexico, Central America and Caribbean -- North America.

Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and true tales populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the reader on a journey that is as informative as it is beautiful.

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