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How to be a Bad Botanist - Softcover

Barnes, Simon

 
9781398518933: How to be a Bad Botanist
Softcover
ISBN 10: 139851893X ISBN 13: 9781398518933
Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2025

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Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations – you’re a botanist. 

Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't have anything against them: trees are interesting because birds perch in them; plants are useful because they create habitats, and all birds live in habitats. But while admiring the tenacity of some yellow horned poppies thriving on a shingle beach – a place where it seemed no plant had a hope of surviving – he was struck by a simple yet profound truth. It all begins with plants.

In this charming and inspiring book, Barnes takes us on a fascinating journey, from the simple genius of photosynthesis to the complex and bizarre ways that plants reproduce. We consider plants as varied as cabbages and conifers, familiar wildflowers and enigmatic orchids, nefarious parasites and plants that carry deadly poisons – helping us better appreciate the beauty and diversity of the natural world.

Both a primer on botany and an exploration of how plants make our external and interior worlds, How to Be a Bad Botanist opens our eyes to the wonders around us. Plants are everywhere, in every part of your life, and you know more than you think.

 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Simon Barnes is the author of many wild volumes, including the bestselling Bad Birdwatcher trilogy, Rewild Yourself, On The Marsh and The History of the World in 100 Animals. He is a council member of World Land Trust, trustee of Conservation South Luangwa and patron of Save the Rhino. In 2014, he was awarded the Rothschild Medal for services to conservation. He lives in Norfolk with his family and horses, where he manages several acres for wildlife. He was the Chief Sports Writer for The Times until 2014, having worked for the paper for 30 years.

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From the author of Rewild Yourself and How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher, a light-hearted guide to realising you know more about plants than you might think.

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Verlag
Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
139851893X
ISBN 13 
9781398518933
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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