A forest language words that illuminate the astonishing world of trees
This beautifully illustrated essay collection offers a curious and creative invitation into the world of trees and the words we use to understand them. What is crown shyness, and how could a tree be shy? What is heartwood, and what does it have to do with the heart? So often even our scientific term...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
North Adams :
Storey Publishing,
[2026]
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | on1568208539 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20261012155600.0 | ||
| 008 | 260114t20262026maua 000 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781635869811 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 1635869811 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1568208539 | ||
| 040 | |a YDX |b eng |c YDX |d OCLCO |d BDX |d OCLCQ |d DCH |d NTG |d OCLCO |d BRL | ||
| 050 | 0 | 4 | |a QK477 |b .F75 2026 |a SD381 |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 582.16 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Fries, Hannah, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A forest language : |b words that illuminate the astonishing world of trees / |c Hannah Fries ; foreword by Maria Popova ; illustrated by Henrike Lendowski. |
| 264 | 1 | |a North Adams : |b Storey Publishing, |c [2026] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2026 | |
| 300 | |a 174 pages : |b illustrations (some color) ; |c 19 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a still image |b sti |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a This beautifully illustrated essay collection offers a curious and creative invitation into the world of trees and the words we use to understand them. What is crown shyness, and how could a tree be shy? What is heartwood, and what does it have to do with the heart? So often even our scientific terms are rife with surprising etymologies and images that may reveal as much about us humans and our relationship to nature as they do about the things they describe. Words related to trees and forests are no exception. With a poet's sensibility, Hannah Fries peels back the layers of these ecological terms, reflecting on their meaning both literally and figuratively, intertwining science and metaphor. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Trees |x Terminology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Forests and forestry |x Terminology. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Essays. |2 lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Popova, Maria, |e author of foreword. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Lendowski, Henrike, |e illustrator. | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANONNE |c 582.16 FRI |d o |e 39635104957572 |f 830345 |g ddc |j 09/30/2026 | ||
| 999 | |a 524006 | ||
