In Praise of Plants

In Praise of Plants
By Francis Hallé
Translated and with a foreword by David Lee
Illustrations by Francis Hallé

Hardcover

334 pp.

230 x 155 mm

99 line drawings
What do we know about plants, really? Through a rich array of examples, many illustrated in the author's elegant and distinctive style, this book offers a new look at botany. This scholarly yet fun book examines the qualities that make plants unique, so different from animals. Experienced in both the academic and in-the-field sides of science, the opinionated Hallé delightfully makes the case that plants differ so profoundly from animals that questions are raised about the meaning of individuality and the nature of life and death.