Download or read book In Defense of Plants written by Matt Candeias and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.

Download or read book Tiger Lily written by Jodi Lynn Anderson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stunning reimagining of J. M. Barrie's beloved classic Peter Pan, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson expertly weaves a gripping tale of love, loss, and adventure. When fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan deep in the forbidden woods of Neverland, the two form an unbreakable bond. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. And yet, she is willing to risk everything—her family, her future—to be with him. Then an English girl named Wendy Darling arrives on the island. With dangers tightening around them, Tiger Lily soon finds out how far she is willing to go to keep Peter with her in Neverland…and discovers that the deadliest enemies lurk inside even the most loyal and loving heart.

Download or read book Fire Lily written by Deborah Camp and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fire Lily written by Kristin Zambucka and published by KRISTIN ZAMBUCKA BOOKS. This book was released on 1996 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Finding A Flame Lily written by Judy Rawlinson and published by Loose Chippings. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young, working class girl leaves the dreary monochrome world of postwar Britain for the vibrant colours and contrasting way of life in a tiny, remote town in the African bush. An authentic memoir and an entertaining, satisfying read.

Download or read book Please Do Not Feed the Tiger Lily written by Tennant Redbank and published by RH/Disney. This book was released on 2011 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily the garden-talent fairy has a new tiger lily plant, and though it is very beautiful, it is also very vicious and needs to be tamed by Lily, Tinker Bell and the rest of the Disney Fairies. Simultaneous.

Download or read book Lily s Purses written by Carol Elaine Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily saw a newspaper article one day in Philadelphia with her family. The article was about a finishing School. Lily decided she wanted to go, but her family didn't have the money. One thing Lily could Do well was knit. She knitted purses & sold them to earn her tuition & her stagecoach fare. On her Way to finishing school her stagecoach broke down and............

Download or read book Lily s Fire written by Lise Gold and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lesbian romance novel about Lily, a heartbroken editor from London who travels to Bali to escape her failed love life. Here she meets River, a womanising artist with a troubled life and commitment issues. Lily has never been with a woman before but she can't seem to get the charming blonde out of her head.

Download or read book Once Upon a Dragon s Fire written by Beatrice Blue and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming story about kindness, friendship, and magic from a rising star picture book creator. How did dragons get their fire? It all began once upon a magical kingdom, where a fearsome dragon stalked the land. The dragon was mean and scary and evil, or so the stories said. One day, two brave children set out to stop him for good. But when they finally met the monster, he wasn't quite what they expected . . . Find out how two kids' determination to save their village led to a friendship that will warm the hearts of dragon lovers everywhere in this gorgeously illustrated celebration of the magic of kindness.

Download or read book How To Grow Fire Lilies written by Stephania Mark and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant known as the fire lily (Gloriosa superba), which is a member of the family Colchicaceae, is known for its brilliant flowers that resemble flames. Its alluring flowers come in a variety of hues, ranging from yellow-orange to deep red and pink, and are grown all over the world for the reason that they are so vibrantly beautiful. The fire lily is also known as the flame lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily. These are some of its other common names. The fire lily is a type of wildflower that is indigenous to the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. The fire lily is Zimbabwe's national flower. Botanists and gardeners all over the world grow fire lilies for their aesthetic value, and the plant has naturalized in parts of Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Download or read book The American Botanist written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Botanist written by Willard Nelson Clute and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants 3 volumes written by Christopher Cumo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 1307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers of this expansive, three-volume encyclopedia will gain scientific, sociological, and demographic insight into the complex relationship between plants and humans across history. Comprising three volumes and approximately half a million words, this work is likely the most comprehensive reference of its kind, providing detailed information not only about specific plants and food crops such as barley, corn, potato, rice, and wheat, but also interdisciplinary content that draws on the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The entries underscore the fascination that humans have long held for plants, identifies the myriad reasons why much of life on earth would be impossible without plants, and points out the intertwined relationship of plants and humans—and how delicate this balance can be. While the majority of the content is dedicated to the food plants that are essential to human existence, material on ornamentals, fiber crops, pharmacological plants, and carnivorous plants is also included.

Download or read book The Nordic Storyteller written by Susan Brantly and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nordic Storyteller: Essays in Honour of Niels Ingwersen consists of a set of nineteen research essays plus an introduction, written by colleagues and admirers of Niels and Faith Ingwersen, leaders in the field of Scandinavian Studies in North America for some four decades. A first section of seven essays, entitled “Songs and Tales in Oral Tradition,” presents research in the area of folklore studies, including balladry, saints’ lives, incantations, healing, legendry, and personal experience narrative. Articles take up such issues as classification, thematics, cultural and historical change, and the effects of technology on daily life. A closely related second section, “From Oral Tradition to Literature” includes three essays which examine the adaptation of oral tradition to literary forms, focusing on the works of P. Chr. Asbjørnsen, Esias Tegnér, Elias Lönnrot, F. R. Kreutzwald, and the illustrations of Arthur Rackham—all figures important in the rise of folklore as a key interest of Romantic nationalism. A further set of nine essays grouped under the title “Tales in Literary Form” examine aspects of the writings of some of the greatest storytellers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including H. C. Andersen, Herman Bang, Henrik Ibsen, Jóhann Magnús Bjarnason, Charles Dickens, Thomas Mann, Isak Dinesen, Martin Andersen Nexø, Billy August, Hans Scherfig, Peter Høeg, Klaus Rifbjerg, Leif Panduro, and Kjartan Fløgstad. Articles address topics including autobiography, source criticism, symbolism, personal and national identities, and the representation of political ideals. Together the essays of this volume demonstrate the unflagging salience of narrative—of storytelling—in the personal lives and social experiences of Scandinavians and their neighbors, past and present.

Download or read book written by Jeff Rosenplot and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The polar ice caps have melted. Coastlines are underwater. Billions are dead. The rest are dying. And the world hasn't seen rain in over a year. Six people from far-flung corners of North America trek across a desolate landscape in search of anything to help them survive.The world without water is a world gone mad. In the absence of order, there is chaos. One is either predator or prey. Those who survive face a future transformed. Only the strongest will survive. But at what cost? Part post-apocalyptic thrill ride, part intense character drama, the end of the world is just the beginning.

Download or read book Lily in Full Bloom written by Laura Driscoll and published by RH/Disney. This book was released on 2010 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This blooming good story is the 18th book in our popular Disney Fairies chapter book series, which features Tinker Bell's adventures in Never Land with her fairy friends. Lily has always thought of herself as a garden-talent fairy first and foremost. But after Tink challenges the other talents to think up new ideas, Lily discovers she's pretty good at inventing things, too, like her new flowers, the panglories. They grow anywhere--in dirt, on wood, even on rocks! But then little gray spots pop up, first on the panglories, then on other flowers, until all the plants in Pixie Hollow start losing their colors. Can Lily invent a way out of this new fix?

Download or read book HEADLINE FIRE written by Kevin S. Giles and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A suspicious fire destroys an historic hotel, where a stranger plunges to his death from an upper-story window. Newsman Kieran “Red” Maguire takes to the dark streets to unravel the mystery. It’s the summer of 1955 in the legendary mining city of Butte, Montana. The Bugle crime reporter uncovers clues leading to death threats and gunshots in the night. More fires ignite in uptown buildings. Maguire and his reliable source for inside crime news, police detective Harold “Duke” Ferndale, find themselves under siege from all directions. Maguire copes with his alcoholic mother while his love interest, Irene “Honey” Rossini, begs him to quit the newspaper business instead of risking his life to pry into well-kept secrets. Danger stalks Red Maguire, and his quest for truth leads to a fierce confrontation that Honey feared most.