The Botany of Desire: Our Surprising Relationship with Plants

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Synopsis
By the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan's ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.

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.

The Botany of Desire is perfect for STEM-focused young readers who want to learn more about: human history, biology, and environmentalism; climate change and its impact on our relationship with plants; and gardening and the human-plant relationship.

Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780593531532
Related ISBNs:
9780593531525
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Michael Pollan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:
10–14
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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