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Format:

Book

Author:

Goodall, Jane, 1934-2025 author.

Title:

Seeds of hope : wisdom and wonder from the world of plants / Jane Goodall with Gail Hudson ; [foreword by Michael Pollan]

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.

Description:

xi, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Summary:

In this book the author, a renowned naturalist examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. Long before she began her work with chimpanzees, she had a passion for the natural world. Now she opens our eyes to the profound relationship we have with the world of plants, exploring our dependence on the plant kingdom as food, medicine, and our helpers in the task of healing the harm we have inflicted on the natural world.

Subjects:

Goodall, Jane, 1934-2025

Goodall, Jane, 1934- -- Philosophy.

Human-plant relationships.

Plants.

Trees.

Philosophy of nature.

Hope.

Other Author:

Hudson, Gail E., contributing author.

Pollan, Michael, writer of foreword.

Notes:

"First edition, April 2014"--Title page verso.

Edition published 2013 (New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group) also called "First edition," but lacks bibliographical references included in the 2014 edition.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-410) and index.

Contents:

pt. 1. My love for the natural world : A childhood rooted in nature ; The kingdom of the plants ; Trees ; Forests -- pt. 2. Hunting, gathering, and gardening : The plant hunters ; Botanical gardens ; Seeds ; Orchids ; Gardens and gardening -- pt. 3. Uses and abuses of plants : Plants that can heal ; Plants that can harm ; Plantations ; Food crops ; Genetically modified organisms -- pt. 4. The way forward : The future of agriculture ; Growing our own food ; Saving forests ; Hope for nature ; The will to live.

LCCN:

2013362452

ISBN:

9781455554492

1455554499

Other Number:

869753159

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

456978

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1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

580 Goodall