The botany of desire : our surprising relationship with plants / Michael Pollan with Richie Chevat.
"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." --Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593531525
- ISBN: 0593531523
- Physical Description: 204 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: Young readers edition.
- Publisher: New York : Rocky Pond Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "With new preface"--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-204). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Introduction : The Bees and me -- Desire : Sweetness / Plant : The apple -- Desire : Beauty / Plant : The tulip -- Desire : Energy / Plant : Coffee and tea -- Desire : Control / Plant : The potato -- Epilogue : Patterns with nature. |
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| Subject: | Human-plant relationships. |
| Genre: | Young adult literature. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 5 of 5 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 306.45 POL (Text) | 36015000570958 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 306.45 POL (Text) | 36015000572533 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | YA 306.45 POL (Text) | 36015000573028 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA 306.45 POL (Text) | 36015000572590 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | YA 306.45 POL (Text) | 36015000572962 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
