Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

By Jane Goodall

Book Overview

In her wise new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around us. Long before her work with chimpanzees, Goodall's passion for the natural world sprouted in the backyard of her childhood home in England, where she climbed her beech tree and made elderberry wine with her grandmother. 'Seeds of Hope' takes us from England to Goodall's home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank, where one billion seeds are preserved. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth. Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening - and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455513229
• ISBN13: 9781455513222
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"