Seeing Seeds: A Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit (Seeing Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604694920 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"See Seeds for What they Really Are--The Most Amazing Odyssey Ever" according to Esther N. Unger. This book is not your grandma's book about plants and seeds. It is a five star journey, an eye-opening odyssey that changes the way you feel about seeds, fruits, plants and spices. I have shared this with my very young children and they have been fascinated at the photos. The information in this book is unlike any . "This is a fascinating book." according to loretta willard. Seeds are fascinating structures. They house genetic data which carries the past into the future and perpetuates a vital life form. This book gives readers a chance to see inside and appreciate the complex processes that bring forth that life force and then re-encapsulates it for the next generation. There are so m. W. W. Cooper said Beautiful!. A grand follow up and companion to the earlier Seeing Flowers. Delightful writing and magnificent pictures.
. Lotus seeds sent into orbit by Chinese scientists came back to earth mysteriously altered. In these stunning pages you’ll gain an understanding of how seeds are formed and dispersed, why they look the way they do, and how they fit into the environment. Jewels of Opar got its name from a fabled city in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Tarzan stories. And fava beans—beloved of foodies—have a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality: they can cause the debilitating condition known as favism in some individuals and at the same time combat the microorganism that causes malaria. “Llewellyn’s images reflect a depth of detail that until now, only the best botanical illustrators could approach.” —The Washington Post A centuries-old saying goes, “Great oaks from little acorns grow.” But as this dazzling book reveals, there is much more to a seed than the plant it will someday become: seeds, seedheads, pods, and fruits have their own astounding beauty that rivals, and sometimes even surpasses, the beauty of flowers. When you return, it’s safe to say that you’ll never look at a seed the same way again. Seeing Seeds will take you to strange and wonderful places. And butterfly vine seeds loo
The text, by Teri Dunn Chace, offers fascinating tidbits.” —The New York Times “Both exquisitely beautiful as well as informative. Marvel at nature’s symmetry, patterns and hidden textures.” —The English Garden “Magical encapsulations of the future, seeds also are tiny worlds of their own. This is the equivalent of an Annie Leibovitz fashion shoot for plants.” —mental_floss “While examining Llewellyn’s razor-sharp, tight close-ups of everything from sugar maple keys to a milkweed pod bursting open, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by the incredibly complex (and devious) methods that nature uses to ensure the survival of many species. The new book, Seeing Seeds, explores them in near microscopic detail.” —Sunse