Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants

Name: Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788160292
Price: 29.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Darwin's Botany Today

By Ken Thompson

0.0 (0 reviews)

Summary

In Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants by Ken Thompson, the author explores the fascinating world of plants that captivated Charles Darwin's attention. Through engaging storytelling, the book delves into the unique adaptations and evolutionary strategies of various plants, revealing their remarkable capabilities and the insights they provided into evolutionary biology. It celebrates Darwin's curiosity and the plant wonders that continue to intrigue scientists today.
Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

$29⁹⁹

OVERNIGHT NZ-WIDE DELIVERY

Found a better price? Request a price match

Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants

$29⁹⁹

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you have a keen interest in the intricate wonders of nature and a fascination with how plants adapt and evolve. It explores the fascinating world of botany through the lens of Charles Darwin's insights, revealing the incredible survival strategies and complexities of the plant kingdom. If you are curious about the sometimes overlooked yet truly marvellous aspects of plants, you'll find this exploration both enlightening and delightful.

A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants.

A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants

Description

Most of us think of Darwin at work on The Beagle, taking inspiration for his theory of evolution from his travels in the Galapagos. But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages, and most of his labours in that time were focused on experimenting with and observing plants at his house in Kent. He was particularly interested in carnivorous and climbing plants, and in pollination and the evolution of flowers.

Ken Thompson sees Darwin as a brilliant and revolutionary botanist, whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time—and are often only now being confirmed and extended by high-tech modern research. Like Darwin, he is fascinated and amazed by the powers of plants—particularly their Triffid-like aspects of movement, hunting, and 'plant intelligence'.

This is a much-needed book that re-establishes Darwin as a pioneering botanist, whose close observations of plants were crucial to his theories of evolution.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants by Ken Thompson is praised for its engaging and humorous approach, offering a vivid portrayal of Darwin's keen observations of both flora and fauna as noted by Jane Shilling from the Daily Mail. The Sunday Times commends Thompson's powerful arguments and fascinating examples, while New Scientist appreciates the book's lively, readable style, enhanced by scientific citations. George Monbiot highlights the book as fascinating and provocative, presenting a stimulating challenge to conventional perceptions of nature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788160292

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Illustration: Photographs and illustrations

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 256

Collections

Best Sellers at Book Hero Education & Reference Ken Thompson Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Ken Thompson is a plant biologist with a keen interest in the science of gardening. He writes and lectures extensively and has written five gardening books, including Compost and No Nettles Required, as well as books on biodiversity (Do We Need Pandas?) and invasive species (Where Do Camels Belong?).