Seeds of hope
Subtitle: wisdom and wonder from the world of plants
By: Jane Goodall with Gail Hudson
Contributors: Hudson, Gail E.
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781455513222; 9781455513215; 9781611135206
Subjects: Plants; Human-plant relationships; Hope; Philosophy of nature; Philosophy; Trees
Description: "Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world"--Provided by the publisher.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by Michael Pollan; title: Part One. My Love for the Natural World; title: A Childhood Rooted in Nature; title: The Kingdom of the Plants; title: Trees; title: Forests; title: Part Two. Hunting, Gathering, and Gardening; title: The Plant Hunters; title: Botanical Gardens; title: Seeds; title: Orchids; title: Gardens and Gardening; title: Part Three. Uses and Abuses of Plants; title: Plants That Can Heal; title: Plants That Can Harm; title: Plantations; title: Food Crops; title: Genetically Modified Organisms; title: Part Four. The Way Forward; title: The Future of Agriculture; title: Growing Our Own Food; title: Saving Forests; title: Hope for Nature; title: The Will to Live; title: Gratitude.