{"product_id":"a-seed-takes-root-michele-oka-doner-9798986640648","title":"A Seed Takes Root: (Nature Book for Kids)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Conveys a materiality that leaps off the printed page\" --\u003ci\u003eGalerie Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Seed Takes Root: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e, by acclaimed artist Michele Oka Doner, is an homage to the natural world and to one very special banyan tree in particular.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Seed Takes Root \u003c\/i\u003edescribes 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eA Seed Takes Root\u003c\/i\u003e is simultaneously an art book, a poetic meditation, a memoir, a fable, and a tale suitable for children and for readers of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Oka Doner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8986640643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986640648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tra Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 8.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Michele Oka Doner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44159601541375,"sku":"9798986640648","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b266b3a7-cea9-4222-8618-669e9025a4a0.jpg?v=1689083581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-seed-takes-root-michele-oka-doner-9798986640648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}