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How to be a Bad Botanist

Af: Simon Barnes Engelsk Hardback

How to be a Bad Botanist

Af: Simon Barnes Engelsk Hardback
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Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS of 2024

Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations – you’re a botanist. 

Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't have anything against them: trees are interesting because birds perch in them; plants are useful because they create habitats, and all birds live in habitats. But while admiring the tenacity of some yellow horned poppies thriving on a shingle beach – a place where it seemed no plant had a hope of surviving – he was struck by a simple yet profound truth. It all begins with plants.

In this charming and inspiring book, Barnes takes us on a fascinating journey, from the simple genius of photosynthesis to the complex and bizarre ways that plants reproduce. We consider plants as varied as cabbages and conifers, familiar wildflowers and enigmatic orchids, nefarious parasites and plants that carry deadly poisons – helping us better appreciate the beauty and diversity of the natural world.

Both a primer on botany and an exploration of how plants make our external and interior worlds, How to Be a Bad Botanist opens our eyes to the wonders around us. Plants are everywhere, in every part of your life, and you know more than you think.

 
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Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS of 2024

Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations – you’re a botanist. 

Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't have anything against them: trees are interesting because birds perch in them; plants are useful because they create habitats, and all birds live in habitats. But while admiring the tenacity of some yellow horned poppies thriving on a shingle beach – a place where it seemed no plant had a hope of surviving – he was struck by a simple yet profound truth. It all begins with plants.

In this charming and inspiring book, Barnes takes us on a fascinating journey, from the simple genius of photosynthesis to the complex and bizarre ways that plants reproduce. We consider plants as varied as cabbages and conifers, familiar wildflowers and enigmatic orchids, nefarious parasites and plants that carry deadly poisons – helping us better appreciate the beauty and diversity of the natural world.

Both a primer on botany and an exploration of how plants make our external and interior worlds, How to Be a Bad Botanist opens our eyes to the wonders around us. Plants are everywhere, in every part of your life, and you know more than you think.

 
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781398518919
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1398518913
Udg. Dato: 25 apr 2024
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 141mm
Højde: 224mm
Forlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Oplagsdato: 25 apr 2024
Forfatter(e): Simon Barnes
Forfatter(e) Simon Barnes


Kategori Træer, vilde blomster og planter


ISBN-13 9781398518919


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 141mm


Højde 224mm


Udg. Dato 25 apr 2024


Oplagsdato 25 apr 2024


Forlag Simon & Schuster Ltd