Around the World in 80 Plants
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Written by Jonathan Drori
Published by Laurence King
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Cover and illustrations of best-seller
sequel to Around the World in 80 Trees
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Featured in
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Garden Illustrated
'The book is lively, entertaining and educational and the author's personal
comments and witty asides, often made me laugh out loud. It is a credit to
his skill and dedication that every fact-filled sentence is rich in
information about each chosen plant, be it ethnobotanical, economic,
folklore, myth, history, religion, culinary or etymology - not a word is
wasted...... Lucille Clerc's astonishingly beautiful, vibrantly coloured
illustrations are an absolute delight, summing up the key points about each
plant perfectly - you will find humour in these too. This book has a
broad appeal, especially to a lover of art and plants. It would make a
fabulous gift, yet contains enough facts to be of benefit to students of
plant sciences, it is also a must have for anyone who guides at a public
garden or has an interest in the relationship between plants and people in
the past, present and future.'
Matthew Biggs.
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