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Botanicum
Botanicum
Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: July 25, 2017
Review
This is a beautifully illustrated history of plants. As the reader tours through the seven “galleries" of detailed illustrations they bring to mind antique botanical prints. Starting with Gallery 1 right through Gallery 7 the author identifies each plant and provides vivid descriptions of some of the weird and varied shapes of the flowers, reproductive cycles, environmental characteristics, and adaptations to particular environmental niches. Though the images are not drawn to scale, the visual impact is astounding page after page.
This is an amazing book!
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Willis, Kathy
Illustrator: Scott, Katie
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Big Picture Press / Candlewick Press
Book Type: chapter book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: grades 4-6,grades 7-9,grades 10-12,adult / professional
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780763689230
Price: 35.00