It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life.
This is the perfect compendium for plant-lovers, budding gardeners, and would-be botanists and nature-lovers alike.The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, featuring 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images everįollowing in the footsteps of the international bestseller Map, Exploring the World, this fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. This book teaches children about plants in the context of their natural environment, and is ideal for geography and biology curricular tie ins, as well as being a book that will inspire children to love and care for the plants around them. Children will also learn how to use their new-found knowledge of the plant's natural environment to care for the plants around them and at home.Matthew Biggs' research included consulting eminent botanists around the globe and referencing scientific papers. This stylish and informative introduction to plants sets out to cure 'plant blindness' by introducing children to 66 amazing plants from the six major climactic zones around the world.From the smelliest, such as the massive Titan Arum of the Indonesian rainforest, which stinks of rotting flesh to attract insects, to the hardest-working, including peat moss, an overlooked bog plant that helps protect our planet by trapping carbon dioxide, readers will learn about the vital role of plants in Nature through detailed, vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts.
Journey across 40 incredible habitats around the world to discover the biggest, boldest, and stinkiest plantsWithout plants there would be no life on Earth, but most people are blind to their impact.
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