The Secret Life of Trees
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780713996982 (0713996986)
Publish date: January 3rd 2005
Publisher: Allen Lane
Pages no: 451
Edition language: English
Hmmmmmm..... I have mixed feelings about this book. There is a lot of information about Trees and the writing style isn't bad, but the middle section is rather tedious. The book has a few black and white sketches/illustrations of trees. My edition of the book [ISBN 9780307395399] also has very t...
Sometimes he did get bogged down in detail but overall I did enjoy this story of trees, what they are, how they divide and why they're important. Being the daughter of a woodwork teacher and having grown up around trees and wood I was baised towards this book before I started and I found it facinat...
I ran out of time with this one -- due back to the library before I am doing it justice. I'll probably take it out again at some point. The writing style is a bit dense and there aren't a lot of pictures (I do find that helpful in books about nature). However, what is there is quite a lot.4 sections...