Binding: Paperback
Description: By the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma this is Michael Pollan's ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants. In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires sweetness beauty energy and control with the plants that satisfy them: the apple the tulip coffee and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings. And just as we ve benefited from these plants we have also helped them to thrive. The Botany of Desire is perfect for STEM - focused young readers who want to learn more about:human history biology and environmentalismclimate change and its impact on our relationship with plantsgardening and the human - plant relationship
Title: The Botany Of Desire Young Readers Edition Our Surprising Relationship With Plants
Author(s): Pollan Michael
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Barcode: 9780593531549
Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Category: Natural History (Children's / Teenage)