{"product_id":"wonders-of-the-plant-kingdom-wolfgang-stuppy-9780226215921","title":"Wonders of the Plant Kingdom: A Microcosm Revealed","description":"Compared to the obvious complexity of animals, plants at a glance seem relatively simple in form. But that simplicity is deceptive: the plants around us are the result of millennia of incredible evolutionary adaptations that have allowed them to survive, and thrive, under wildly changing conditions and in remarkably specific ecological niches. Much of this innovation, however, is invisible to the naked eye.\u003cbr\u003e With \u003ci\u003eWonders of the Plant Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, the naked eye gets an unforgettable boost. A stunning collaboration between science and art, this gorgeous book presents hundreds of images of plants taken with a scanning electron microscope and hand-colored by artist Rob Kesseler to reveal the awe-inspiring adaptations all around us. The surface of a peach--with its hairs, or trichomes, and sunken stomata, or breathing pores--emerges from these pages in microscopic detail. The dust-like seeds of the smallest cactus species in the world, the \u003ci\u003eBlossfeldia liliputana\u003c\/i\u003e--which measures just twelve millimeters fully grown--explode here with form, color, and character, while the flower bud of a kaffir lime, cross-sectioned, reveals the complex of a flower bud with the all-important pistil in the center.\u003cbr\u003e Accompanying these extraordinary images are up-to-date explanations of the myriad ways that these plants have ensured their own survival--and, by proxy, our own. Gardeners and science buffs alike will marvel at this wholly new perspective on the world of plant diversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler, Madeline Harley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022621592X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226215921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 10.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Wolfgang Stuppy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913424797951,"sku":"9780226215921","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1eff3ea9-cf83-4e6d-a274-d5466f1c9e8c.jpg?v=1680620338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wonders-of-the-plant-kingdom-wolfgang-stuppy-9780226215921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}