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The Botany of Desire Young Readers Edition

Our Surprising Relationship with Plants

Our Surprising Relationship with Plants

Our Surprising Relationship with Plants

By Michael Pollan

By Michael Pollan

By Michael Pollan

By Michael Pollan

By Michael Pollan
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By Michael Pollan
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    About The Botany of Desire Young Readers Edition

    By the bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan’s ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.

    In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, energy, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also helped them to thrive.
     

    About The Botany of Desire Young Readers Edition

    By the bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan’s ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.

    In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, energy, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also helped them to thrive.
     

    About The Botany of Desire Young Readers Edition

    By the bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan’s ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.

    In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, energy, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also helped them to thrive.
     

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    See all books by Michael Pollan

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    How to Change Your Mind
    The Omnivore's Dilemma
    Pollan on Food Boxed Set
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    About Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan is the author of nine books, including This Is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times… More about Michael Pollan

    About Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan is the author of nine books, including This Is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times… More about Michael Pollan

    About Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan is the author of nine books, including This Is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times… More about Michael Pollan

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Rocky Pond Books
    May 09, 2023 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | 10-14 years | ISBN 9780593531525

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Rocky Pond Books
    May 09, 2023 | 208 Pages | 10-14 years | ISBN 9780593531532

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 09, 2023 | 330 Minutes | 10-14 years | ISBN 9780593681077
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