A Seed Takes Root: (Nature Book for Kids) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798986640648)

"An 'artist's book' in the best sense of that term, with the touch of the artist who created it palpable everywhere in its pages." --Leonard S. Marcus

"Conveys a materiality that leaps off the printed page" --Galerie Magazine

A Seed Takes Root: A True Story, by acclaimed artist Michele Oka Doner, is an homage to the natural world and to one very special banyan tree in particular.

A Seed Takes Root describes a decades-long relationship between the author and a banyan tree that begins when the author is a young girl. For her, the tree is a place for play, for refuge, and also a source of inspiration. While this is a true story of one tree and one girl/woman/artist that celebrates a particular banyan tree, it is also a testament to the quiet power shared by all trees. Further, this beautifully told story is not only of the relationship between an artist and a tree, but is a strong environmental statement made more effective by being non-polemical.

The banyan tree featured in the book is in the process of being designated a City of Miami Beach heritage tree. In 2021, Michele Oka Doner was officially proclaimed guardian of the ninety-five-year-old banyan tree by the City of Miami Beach. A book and work of art that defies classification, A Seed Takes Root is simultaneously an art book, a poetic meditation, a memoir, a fable, and a tale suitable for children and for readers of all ages.

Author: Michele Oka Doner
ISBN-10: 8986640643
ISBN-13: 9798986640648
Publisher: Tra Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 0.70d