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Tree : A Life Story.
Title:
Tree : A Life Story.
Author:
Suzuki, David.
ISBN:
9781926685533
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (109 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- {One} Birth -- {Two} Taking Root -- {Three} Growth -- {Four} Maturity -- {Five} Death -- Selected References -- Index.
Abstract:
ÃÂOnly God can make a tree,â wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend that celebration in a ÃÂbiographyâ of this extraordinary àand extraordinarily important àorganism. A story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, Tree describes in poetic detail the organismâÂÂs modest origins that begin with a dramatic burst of millions of microscopic grains of pollen. The authors recount the amazing characteristics of the species, how they reproduce and how they receive from and offer nourishment to generations of other plants and animals. The treeâÂÂs pivotal role in making life possible for the creatures around it àincluding human beings àis lovingly explored. The richly detailed text and Robert BatemanâÂÂs original art pay tribute to this ubiquitous organism that is too often taken for granted.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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