Tropical Fruits (Periplus Nature Guides) [Hardcover]

Wendy Hutton (Author), Heinz Von Holzen (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 62 pages
• Publisher: Asia Books (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 962593135X
• ISBN-13: 978-9625931357
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,776,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Tropical Agriculture

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4.0 out of 5 stars A colorful pictorial summary of tropical fruits, May 3, 2000

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Andrew Limsk (Kuala Lumpur, MY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tropical Fruits (Periplus Nature Guides) (Hardcover)

Lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs of tropical fruits on every page, this book is perfect as a pictorial summary of the subject matter. Written in a simple, concise yet entertaining fashion, this book describes the fruits one species to a page. Though brief, the book manages to squeeze in much of the important information including the common and scientific names. This includes descriptions on how the fruits are served and eaten. Also, the sidebars list the common names of each fruit in Thai and Malay which would be useful in trying to find them in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia. My only complaint is that the book is a bit pricey for the size (it really is very thin).