TakealivelylookatthebiologyofplantsonEarth--andtheirvastimportancetoourplanet--withthiswide-rangingexplorationfromanaward-winningteam.Thistreedoesn’tlooklikeit’sdoingverymuch.Itjuststandsthereinthesunlight,bigandGREEN.Butinfact,thistreeisbusy...Onlandandintheseas,greenplantsmaketheoxygenandfoodthatmanylivingthings--includingus--needtosurvive.Coveringtheevolutionofthefirstplantsbillionsofyearsago,thesecret,microscopicworkingsoftreesandleavestoday,andtheroleofplantsinbothcreatingfossilfuelsandcombatingclimatechange,thisbookisalushandfascinatingintroductiontothescienceofplantsthatgoeswellbeyondphotosynthesis.NicolaDaviesandEmilySutton,theacclaimedteambehindTinyCreatures:TheWorldofMicrobes,Many:TheDiversityofLifeonEarth,andGrow:SecretsofOurDNA,havecraftedahopefulexplorationofgreenlifethatwillencouragereaderstotreasurethefloraofEarth’smanyecosystems.
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