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Bezig met laden... Around the World in 80 Trees: (The perfect gift for tree lovers) (origineel 2018; editie 2018)door Jonathan Drori (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkAround the World in 80 Trees door Jonathan Drori (2018)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I received this book as an ARC and I cannot be happier I only have good things to say about this book. Part travelogue, part field guide, this book is a real treat. I love that it reads like short stories that take readers on a journey around the word unveiling facts about history, city planning, etymology, animal behavior, anything really. I will definitely look different at trees in my future travels after reading this book. I particularly enjoyed the illustrations, it makes the book feel like a nature journal. Another favorite of mine: all the resources at the end of the book for those who want to keep on journeying. Excellent book. I am very grateful for the chance to read it and review it. You know trees are alive. But do you think of them as living beings? With individuality? And needs? You will after reading this book. Author Jonathan Drori, an Ambassador for the WWF and Trustee of the Eden Project, accompanied by illustrator Lucille Clere, takes us on a trip through trees around the world. He visits with trees I know well, like the Elm and the Lodgepole Pine and the Baobob and the Date Palm, but he adds stories and details about the familiar that are surprising and unexpected. He also makes stops with trees I knew little about including the Brazil Nut and the Neem and the Coco-de-mer and makes me add these to my list of favorite trees. Drori is a former documentary film maker for the BBC. I hope someone will make this into a documentary. I know that not everyone is as enamored of trees as I am (yes, I even have a Goodreads tag of trees), but even if you don't think you are, you still might enjoy this book; I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't. #2020ReadNonFic A wonderful, informative and interesting opus. The great novelty presented by Jonathan Drori is the "Where to go next" chapter rather than the typical "List of references". This is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. This approach should be universally adopted for non-academic works. "Where to go next" is a few pages of books "To suit any enthusiastic lay reader", "Delving deeper", "By location", "By theme", "Even more specialized sources" and a page of "Online resources with free access". Big Thanks for that to the author and the editorial staff. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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 and silk to space shuttles and telephone lines. In Around the World in 80 Trees, 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. --amazon.com. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)582.16Natural sciences and mathematics Plants Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers Herbaceous and woody plants, plants noted for their flowers TreesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREES is the last one I've read and the most fascinating and inspiring.
From Jules Verne's London with the London Plane through the Durian where an LT friend lives in Malaysia
and ending with The Sugar Maple, so many beautiful studies and evocative illustrations!
What a treasure for anyone who loves trees...
The Strawberry Tree, Silver Birch, White Willow, Rowan, Norway Spruce, Elm, Alder(!),
Horse and Sweet Chestnuts, Argan (goats), Quince, Date Palm, Cedar of Lebanon, Olive Tree (to Israel and Palestine),
Kapok (amazing), Baobab, Wild Apple, Dahurian Larch, NEEM, Durian, Blue Quandong, Jarrah (Nyungar culture),
Wollemi Pine, KOA, Blue Jacaranda, Quinine, Balsa, Coastal Redwood...
((Does not spare readers from the Horrifying human exploitation and destruction of trees, forests, animals, and human cultures.)) ( )