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

• 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.

• 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. 

Ämnesord

Human-plant relationships.  (LCSH)

Plants.  (LCSH)

Trees.  (LCSH)

Philosophy of nature.  (LCSH)

Hope.  (LCSH)

Trees.  (LCSH Children)

Hope.  (LCSH Children)

Hope.  (fast)

Human-plant relationships.  (fast)

Philosophy.  (fast)

Philosophy of nature.  (fast)

Plants.  (fast)

Trees.  (fast)

Genre

Nonfiction. 

Personnamn

Goodall, Jane, 1934-

Goodall, Jane, 1934- -- Philosophy.

Goodall, Jane, 1934-

Klassifikation

QK46.5.H85 (LCC)

QK46.5.H85 (NAL)

580 (DDC)

Uf (kssb/8 (machine generated))