Leaves & Pods
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Book Overview
From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. But a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds not only serve as metaphors for our lives: they actually sustain us. Each leaf plays an essential role, gathering nutrients for the tree and producing oxygen for the planet. Josie Iselin celebrates the diversity and beauty of these transitory objects with lushly detailed portraits of foliage she has gathered. As in her previous book, Beach Stones, Iselin arranges natural objects into striking images, which she produces on a flatbed scanner. In her introduction and captions, nature writer Mary Ellen Hannibal thoughtfully examines leaves and pods in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do and their essential role in supporting life on earth.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810930781
ISBN13:9780810930780
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:144 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.4" x 7.4"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
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Leaves and Pods
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Have this author's other books and I was disappointed with this format,not like the author's valuable imput regarding the material in her other books. Susan
Words in the Woods
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Warning: open this compact tome to any page and you'll soon be lost in the woods forever. Stunningly detailed scanner-taken photographs are here abetted by a gracefully written text that is both surprisingly snappy and helpful, particularly for non-botanists. Part art book, part nature guidebook, leaves & pods is, like each of its wondrous subjects, perfectly made; hence a thing of beauty.
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