The photographs in this book may make the reader see trees in an entirely new light. Instead of focusing on trees as a whole, this book takes a close look at each of the parts of a tree. The
book is divided up into five sections: leaves, flowers and cones, fruit and seeds, buds and leaf scars, and bark and twigs. Each section includes beautiful photographs of a variety of different
species and a short passage that offers a brief scientific introduction and celebrates the poetry and beauty of that part of the tree. Nancy Ross Hugo says that in the most poetic sense, she
hopes that the book will inspire people to look at trees more closely and make the world a little bit safer for trees. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
