Around the World in 80 Plants

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Apart from telling us all about the plant's quirks, Drori also sometimes adds a slightly cynical or critical note about humans and the way we treat or have been treating the plants in question, not in the least because that behaviour threatens our own lives, or all life on our precious planet. Yet tobacco has killed and maimed more people than any other plant, and uses 40,000 square kilometres (15,500 square miles) of the Earth’s surface that could grow food or be set aside to conserve valuable forest habitats. Monty Don, Author and Broadcaster ~‘I have always believed the three Ps – Plants, People and Places – offered an unending source of stories worth the telling and this book proves the point.

The author’s light touch in explaining scientific facts makes the text easier reading for the uninitiated and his sense of humour had me chuckling at times without lessening the underlying conservation message on the role and importance of plants in the survival of ourselves and our planet. In a previous life at the BBC, he was Executive Producer of more than fifty prime-time science documentaries and popular series. The book is lively, entertaining and educational and the author's personal comments and witty asides, often made me laugh out loud. A truly captivating read or as one might say 'A REAL PAGE TURNER' unusual for a non fiction book but if you have any interest at all about gardening and plants in general READ THIS BOOK !

In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees , Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PLANTS by Jonathan Drori is a brilliant and - thanks to Lucille Clerc - a beautiful book. The plants are not even strongly connected to the countries they are associated with, and sometimes they are invasives.

Also, this book is so good that I bought myself a copy to have halfway through reading my copy from the library.

Just look how they can warn one another in case of danger either by producing scent molecules (yeah, sorry, but I have to break it to you that that wonderful smell after mowing the lawn is actually a cry for help and warning to others) or by firing signals through the root network!

I have a small gripe with the illustration style - whilst I understand the choice, it wasn’t always clear what the entire plant actually looked like (scale, detail, etc), and I found myself frequently turning to google to get a better idea. Plants are fascinating - we get the ones we can eat, the ones that would rather eat us, some that help us "have a good time" (whether legal wherever you live or not), ones we keep as decoration, those that we make clothing out of, some grant shelter / shade, others can heal, all of them produce the oxygen we so need to live. Everybody who has the slightest interest in plants - and people - and wonders why we need to conserve botanical biodiversity should read this book -- Nigel Chaffey ― Botany. and I have become more conscious than ever of the power of stories that intertwine science with history and culture. For people who struggle to sit with a book, this is a great choice, as it is easy to sample in small tastes when you feel like it.I've learnt so much about plants: taking us on an eastward trip around the world, the author deals with a bunch of plants which you think you know perfectly well like tomato, wheat and maize. Not only a key component in the food chain but also carbon sequestration in amounts far beyond what the land-based plants can provide. Af en toe blader ik er in, lees een kort hoofdstukje, geniet van de prenten,… Door het handige formaat ligt het boek ook fijn in de hand. usare Folio di Ticino — «использовать касторовое масло» — по-прежнему означает там «принуждать» и «мучить». Ultimately, it was informative and fun at times, but I felt it lacked the focus of Around the World in 80 Trees, which I loved.

With a colourful cast of characters all brought to life by illustrator Lucille Clerc, this is a botanical journey of beauty and brilliance. Helping to paint the picture of not just what each plant looks like, but how it is used, where it sits in the landscape and how it interacts with wildlife, are Lucille Clerc's beautiful illustrations. She has worked with international fashion houses, museums and Historic Royal Palaces and The Palace of Versailles. Page 90-99 were my favourite pages - it made me smile reading about henna, lotus, marigold and mango, because they’re some of my favourite plants.An exquisite follow up to his Around the World in 80 Trees, Drori is the David Attenborough of the plant world, sharing his immense fascination and love of plants with any who are lucky enough to listen. In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore. In a gloriously illustrated follow-up to his bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Drori takes the reader on a botanical journey across the world, exploring the science, history and cultural significance of a fascinating range of plants.