Have you ever heard of the Strangler Tree? The Bubblegum Tree? The Upside-Down Tree? How about trees with horns, bottles, sausages, crowns, and ones that walk or even explode? Crazy, maybe, but true. Find out more about these, and many others, in this colorfully illustrated collection of the most bizarre—but real—trees from around the world, once again reminding us that the art of nature is far stranger than fiction. The perfect book for inquisitive naturalists with imaginations, Strange Trees also includes a map of the world showing where the trees grew.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1616894598
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.4 x 12.4 inches
“In Strange Trees and the Stories Behind Them, author Bernadette Pourquie and illustrator Cecile Gambini choreograph an illustrated tour of the world’s greatest arboreal wonders, from species that have witnessed the dinosaurs roam this Earth to exotic marvels like Brazil’s ‘Walking Tree’ (Red Mangrove) and the Philippines’ ‘Rainbow Tree’ (Mindanao gum tree)…. Alongside each imaginative illustration, partway between botany and fairy tale, is a one-page autobiography of the respective tree, describing its natural and cultural habitat in a short first-person story fusing curious science facts, history, and local customs.” —Brain Pickings
Bernadette Pourquié lives in Paris and has worked in publishing and written prior books for young readers.
Designer Cécile Gambini has illustrated numerous children's books and lives in France near many beautiful, if ordinary, trees.
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