{"product_id":"the-botany-of-desire-young-readers-edition-our-surprising-relationship-with-plants-paperback","title":"The Botany of Desire Young Readers Edition: Our Surprising Relationship with Plants - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Pollan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma, \u003c\/i\u003e this is Michael Pollan's ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003ethem \u003c\/i\u003eto thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Botany of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for STEM-focused young readers who want to learn more about: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehuman history, biology, and environmentalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclimate change and its impact on our relationship with plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egardening and the human-plant relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than thirty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect. In addition to magazine and newspaper writing, including regular contributions to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of nine books, seven of which have been \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. He has received numerous awards, including two James Beard Awards, the John Burroughs Prize, the U.S. Humane Society's Genesis Award, and the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace. In 2009 he was named one of the top 10 \"New Thought Leaders\" by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2010 he was chosen by \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Michael Pollan grew up on Long Island, New York, was educated at Bennington College, Oxford University, and Columbia University, and teaches journalism and nonfiction writing at UC Berkeley and Harvard. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, the painter Judith Belzer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 7.83 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750600081696,"sku":"9780593531549","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/25a56463247929eb1c4b1d2f1f1b242a.webp?v=1779954340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-botany-of-desire-young-readers-edition-our-surprising-relationship-with-plants-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}