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Thorogood, Chris.
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Thorogood, Chris -- Travel.
Botany -- Morphology.
Plants -- Miscellanea.
Plants -- Pictorial works.
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Thorogood, Chris.
Thorogood, Chris -- Travel.
Botany -- Morphology.
Plants -- Miscellanea.
Plants -- Pictorial works.
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Chasing
plants
:
journeys
with a
botanist
through
rainforests
,
swamps
, and
mountains
/ Chris Thorogood.
by
Thorogood, Chris.
The University of Chicago Press ; Kew Publishing, 2022.
Call #:
580.92 T516c
Subjects
Thorogood, Chris -- Travel.
Botany -- Morphology.
Plants
-- Miscellanea.
Plants
-- Pictorial works.
ISBN:
9780226823539 (hc.)
Description:
288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and indexes.
Summary:
"After making a strange discovery on a childhood trip to Ikea --a stand of sap-sucking, leafless broomrapes, stealing nutrients from their neighbors' roots -- Chris Thorogood dreamed of becoming a
botanist
and would stop at nothing to feed his growing addiction to
plants
. In his hair-raising adventures across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Thorogood treads a death-defying path over cliffs, up erupting volcanoes,
through
typhoons, and out into the very heart of the world's vast, green wilderness. Along the way, he encounters pitcher
plants
, irises, and orchids more heart-piercingly beautiful than could ever be imagined. But with Thorogood as our guide in '
Chasing
Plants
,' we not only imagine: we see. An internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, Thorogood conjures his adventures spent seed-collecting and conserving
plants
around the world back to life in his electric paintings, which feature throughout the book. They bring
plants
out of the shadows, challenging us to see their intrigue and their character, and helping us to understand why plant species must be protected. To join Thorogood in his wild adventures is to be cast under his green spell: readers will never think of
plants
the same way again."--Jacket.
Genre:
Travel writing.
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