Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Tree: A Natural History Of What Trees Are, How They Live, And Why They MatterISBN13:9780307395399ISBN10:0307395391Author:Tudge, Colin (Author)Description:A Blend Of History, Science, Philosophy, And Environmentalism, The Tree Is An Engaging And Elegant Look At The Life Of The Tree And What Modern Research Tells Us About Their Future There Are Redwoods In California That Were Ancient By The Time Columbus First Landed, And Pines Still Alive That Germinated Around The Time Humans Invented Writing There Are Douglas Firs As Tall As Skyscrapers, And A Banyan Tree In Calcutta As Big As A Football Field From The Tallest To The Smallest, Trees Inspire Wonder In All Of Us, And In The Tree, Colin Tudge Travels Around The World--Throughout The United States, The Costa Rican Rain Forest, Panama And Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, And Most Of Europe--Bringing To Life Stories And Facts About The Trees Around Us: How They Grow Old, How They Eat And Reproduce, How They Talk To One Another (And They Do), And Why They Came To Exist In The First Place He Considers The Pitfalls Of Being Tall; The Things That Trees Produce, From Nuts And Rubber To Wood; And Even The Complicated Debt That We As Humans Owe Them Tudge Takes Us To The In Flood, When The Water Is Deep Enough To Submerge The Forest Entirely And Fish Feed On Fruit While River Dolphins Race Through The Canopy He Explains The Memory Of A Tree: How Those That Have Been Shaken By Wind Grow Thicker And Sturdier, While Those Attacked By Pests Grow Smaller Leaves The Following Year; And Reveals How It Is That The Same Trees Found In The United States Are Also Native To China (But Not Europe) From Tiny Saplings To Centuries-Old Redwoods And Desert Palms, From The Backyards Of The American Heartland To The Rain Forests Of The And The Bamboo Forests, Colin Tudge Takes The Reader On A Journey Through History And Illuminates Our Ever-Present But Often Ignored Companions Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Broadway BooksPublication Date:2007-10-23Weight:1.01 lbsDimensions:1.1'' H x 9.1'' L x 6.1'' WNumber of Pages:459Language:English
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Book Title: Tree : a Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Colin Tudge
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / Trees, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Nature, Science
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
