{"product_id":"tree-a-life-story-paperback","title":"Tree: A Life Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWayne Grady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Wohlleben\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of a single tree, from the moment the seed is released from its cone until, more than five hundred years later, it lies on the forest floor as a nurse log, giving life to ferns, mosses, and hemlocks, even as its own life is ending.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this unique biography, David Suzuki and Wayne Grady tell story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, \u003cem\u003eTree\u003c\/em\u003e describes in poetic detail the organism's modest origins that begin with a dramatic burst of millions of microscopic grains of pollen. The authors recount the amazing characteristics of the species, how they reproduce and how they receive from and offer nourishment to generations of other plants and animals. The tree's pivotal role in making life possible for the creatures around it -- including human beings -- is lovingly explored. The richly detailed text and Robert Bateman's original art pay tribute to this ubiquitous organism that is too often taken for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevised edition with a foreword by Peter Wohlleben, author of \u003cem\u003e The Hidden Life of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e is an internationally renowned geneticist and environmentalist and a recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science and the 2009 Right Livelihood Award. Host of the long-running CBC television program \u003cem\u003eThe Nature of Things\u003c\/em\u003e, he is also the author of more than fifty books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Grady\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Canada's finest science writers, as well as a novelist and a Governor General's Award-winning translator. He has authored thirteen books of nonfiction, translated fourteen novels, and edited more than a dozen anthologies of short stories and creative nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Wohlleben\u003c\/strong\u003e is the acclaimed author of the international bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Inner Life of Animals\u003c\/em\u003e. He spent over twenty years working for the forestry commission in Germany before leaving to put his ecological ideas into practice. Today he manages a forest academy and an environmentally friendly woodland in Germany, where he is working for the return of primeval forests.\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 0.6 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770226966816,"sku":"9781771644198","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d5fa606153f9388d2fd8d4d5858c80c.webp?v=1780367254","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tree-a-life-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}