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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Smith, P. P. (Paul Philip), 1964- author.     Subjects     Trees -- Pictorial works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Smith, P. P. (Paul Philip), 1964- author.       by title:      Trees : from root to...         MARC Display

Trees : from root to leaf / Paul Smith ; foreword by Robert Macfarlane. by Smith, P. P. (Paul Philip), 1964- author. [Chicago, Illinois] : The University of Chicago Press, 2022. Subjects Trees -- Pictorial works. ISBN:  9780226824178 (hardcover) : 0226824179 (hardcover) Description:  312 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Trees are at the forefront of research into mitigating our current climate emergency, and their importance in shaping our future cannot be understated. With over 500 beautiful illustrations, stylish infographics, and authoritative text, this book presents all the fascinating facets of trees according to their life cycles: from seeds and form to fruit, flowers, and leaves. Advancing technology offers researchers a greater awareness of how trees live and grow, along with an increasing catalog of the many species and their habitats around the globe. In a world facing the destruction of the Amazon rain forest, to name just one example, saving the wealth of tree species on our planet is crucial. This sentiment is searingly relevant, evidenced by the IUCN World Conservation Congress of September 2021, which coincides with the "State of the World's Trees" report, co-authored by this book's author, ecologist Paul Smith. With substantial and illuminating texts, Smith introduces each topic, followed by a series of visual spreads that showcase the adaptations, colors, shapes, and textures that give trees their inherent diversity and make them such a compelling subject in works of art, architecture, and storytelling. Chapters on symbiosis and "trees and us" explore the crucial long-lasting relationship between trees, animals, and humankind, while the bibliography and resource sections offer a foothold for further exploration"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aiea Public Library Adult Nonfiction 582.16 Sm Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 582.16 Sm Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 582.16 Sm Checked out 05/21/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 582.16 Sm Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 582.16 Sm Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 582.16 Sm Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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