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A review by shanaqui
Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori
informative
medium-paced
5.0
The first thing to know is that this book is beautifully illustrated by Lucille Clerc, full colour, at least one full-page image per plant. Sometimes these images show details of the plants, and sometimes they include aspects of the accompanying text explanation.
Jonathan Drori's discussion of each plant is often brief, and the order is not necessarily in order of the origin of a given plant, but rather a place where they might be encountered now, along with the story of how they got there. The stories vary by plant, often including the human history of how we've used the plant, and what the plant has done for us.
I found it fascinating, and I'm definitely passing this on to the plant lover in my life; I think he'll enjoy it even more.
Jonathan Drori's discussion of each plant is often brief, and the order is not necessarily in order of the origin of a given plant, but rather a place where they might be encountered now, along with the story of how they got there. The stories vary by plant, often including the human history of how we've used the plant, and what the plant has done for us.
I found it fascinating, and I'm definitely passing this on to the plant lover in my life; I think he'll enjoy it even more.