Leaves & Pods
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Book Overview
From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. But a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds not only serve as metaphors for our lives: they actually sustain us. Each leaf plays an essential role, gathering nutrients for the tree and producing oxygen for the planet. Josie Iselin celebrates the diversity...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810930781
ISBN13:9780810930780
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:144 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.4" x 7.4"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
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Leaves and Pods
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Have this author's other books and I was disappointed with this format,not like the author's valuable imput regarding the material in her other books. Susan
Words in the Woods
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Warning: open this compact tome to any page and you'll soon be lost in the woods forever. Stunningly detailed scanner-taken photographs are here abetted by a gracefully written text that is both surprisingly snappy and helpful, particularly for non-botanists. Part art book, part nature guidebook, leaves & pods is, like each of its wondrous subjects, perfectly made; hence a thing of beauty.
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