Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed thatstops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a climbingplant that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war.Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes on two hundred ofMother Nature’s most appalling creations in an A to Z ofplants that...
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A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed thatstops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a climbingplant that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war.Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes on two hundred ofMother Nature’s most appalling creations in an A to Z ofplants that kill, maim, intoxicate and otherwise offend.Menacing botanical illustrations render a ghastly portraitof evildoers that may be lurking in your back (or front)garden. Drawing on history, medicine, science and legend,this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain,enlighten and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners andnature lovers.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781604691276 (1604691271)
Publisher: Timber
Pages no: 236
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Science,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Gardening,
Plants
I don't have much to say about this one, other than that it doesn't really work as an audiobook. The physical book is very twee, and might be enjoyable for its illustrations and quaint design: But to listen to, it's pretty tedious. The narrator rattles off scientific names, dimensions, locati...
Really interesting book, full of surprising and sometimes nasty tidbits about plants you might have in your garden.
It's a list with descriptions of poisonous plants around the world with a few stories strawn in for good measure. There are drawings of some of the plants. I had to deduct one star because there are no color photos.
Very informative. I learned quite a bit and new knowledge is always welcome. I would have given four stars but some of the art work seemed detrimental to the overall work.
I found this kind of repetitive and... well, frankly, a little boring. I wanted more stories about real people, on the order of the Lincoln's mom story. There were lots of little informative bits, but not as many anecdotes as I thought I'd be getting. I was also a little skeptical of some of the inf...
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