Using the award-winning design of the Eyewitness Travel Guides -combining maps, cutaway views, and specially commissioned photographs-Eyewitness Companions are the ultimate visual handbooks to a wide range of subjects.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Fall in love with Trees,
This review is from: Trees (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) (Paperback)
If you are not already in love with the way trees create atmosphere in woods or how they stand alone reaching to the sun, then this book will take you over the edge into woodland wonder where Japanese Maples create art in brilliant fall colors and Snow Gum trees stand alone against the blue sky.
This book is truly spectacular in its variety and creativity. Here you will see Monkey Trees covered with snow, Aspen trees from the Targhee National Forest and Bald Cypress trees that seems to be walking through swamps. Not only is this book a thing of beauty, it is also education and includes information on Tree Classification, Evolution and Structure. Maps of World Forest Zones and detailed information about specific forests make it easier to understand why certain trees grow in various parts of the world. There are details about products made from tree including cork, aromatic oils and medicinal extracts. The Mango tree and Neem tree were interesting and you can learn a lot about coffee, tea and even strawberry trees. I love the picture of the Kapok tree with its spreading roots taking over temple ruins. They almost look like hands reaching down from heaven. ~The Rebecca Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Great, quirky little tree book,
By Nathaniel Horn (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trees (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) (Paperback)
I too found this book on the mark down table at Barnes & Noble as another reviewer mentioned. It would be a pity if this funny little book went out of print. I love trees for the beauty and intricacy of their form but also for their beautiful and varied lumber as well. I have a ton of Tree ID, Botany and Natural History books and this book should not be classified under any of those categories although it comes closest to an ID book in form.
The photos are much more artistic than practical and there is much eye candy within the pages. The text is short. Pictures are large, unique and stunning in many cases. You will learn things but won't be able to predict what that might be beforehand as there are quirky facts and nuggets sprinkled liberally throughout. This book was a small vacation, an adventure. It was a light yet engrossing and emotionally satisfying read for me and I highly recommend the book, if you like trees, for a sun speckled, wide eyed and carefree romp through the forest!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautiful book for Tree-Huggers,
By Sara Hargis "Sora" (Orange County, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trees (Eyewitness Companions) (Paperback)
I love trees, and this is such a good Eyewitness Companions.
I first saw it in the Barnes & Noble bargain section. I fell in love with it, but ended up putting it back, not having any money on me. Then I came back another day, but to my dismay, they were sold out both in store and online. I ended up going to Amazon, and buying it new from a used dealer, for a dollar or two more than it was at Barnes & Noble. I love this book THAT much. I'm always walking around admiring trees but not knowing how to classify them (beyond the obvious Willow or Pine). I bought this book to help me learn, but I find myself browsing through the pages just looking at the pictures quite a bit. The photography in here is seriously lovely. Makes you want to walk into a forest and never, ever leave.
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The definition of a tree accepted by science and the forestry industry is: "A woody plant (arboreal perennial) usually with a single columnar stem capable of reaching six meters [21 feet] in height." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fig receptacle, exudes white latex, cylindrical catkins, becoming fissured, pendulous catkins, terminal leaflet, axillary clusters, fleshy drupe, terminal panicles, spreading crown, spherical capsule, toothed margins, tip tapers, primitive angiosperms, woody capsule, red anthers, durable timber, toothed leaflets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, United States, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Papua New Guinea, Malay Peninsula, New South Wales, Pacific Islands, New Zealand, North Africa, American Indians, Tropical Africa, Central America, Western Australia, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Molucca Islands, Southern Hemisphere, Arabian Peninsula, Europe Also, Japan Also, Northern Hemisphere Browse Sample Pages:
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The definition of a tree accepted by science and the forestry industry is: "A woody plant (arboreal perennial) usually with a single columnar stem capable of reaching six meters [21 feet] in height." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fig receptacle, exudes white latex, cylindrical catkins, becoming fissured, pendulous catkins, terminal leaflet, axillary clusters, fleshy drupe, terminal panicles, spreading crown, spherical capsule, toothed margins, tip tapers, primitive angiosperms, woody capsule, red anthers, durable timber, toothed leaflets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, United States, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Papua New Guinea, Malay Peninsula, New South Wales, Pacific Islands, New Zealand, North Africa, American Indians, Tropical Africa, Central America, Western Australia, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Molucca Islands, Southern Hemisphere, Arabian Peninsula, Europe Also, Japan Also, Northern Hemisphere Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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