Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum

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Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum

Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum

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As in companion volume Animalium by Jenny Broom and also illustrated by Scott (2014), the digitally colored images are not drawn to scale but are rendered with as much attention to visual impact as to exact, formal anatomical detail…a big, decorative, eye-filling survey.

This is a splendid exploration of the world of plants by Kathy Willis, from the primitive to the prettiest. The botanical pictures by Katie Scott are lovely.The book is touted for those ages 8 to 12 but surely they can't mean that! This book is a treasure and plant lovers (and soon-to-be plant lovers) of ALL ages will find themselves immersed for hours observing the detail of these beautiful illustrations by Katie Scott and reading the explanations by Kathy Willis that is all about each particular plant. Even if you accept the theory of evolution (see Evolution: Theory in Crisis by Michael Denton for a great intro into some of the issues with the theory) the amount of guesswork presented as fact is concerning. Even more so when this could have been a very compelling book that served as a lovely springboard into a love of botany.

Believe me, прочитати перше видання підручника Морозюк (з усіма респектами до “першого вітчизняного шкільного підручника з ботаніки”) з його переускладеною лексикою та манерою викладу, ніби то для дуже замотивованих студентів, а не для школярів, за два дні – це нефігова психологічна травма. Ні, в “Ботанікумі” теж розповідають про вайї з архегоніями, але роблять це повільно, охайно та старанно повторюючи “людськими словами”. Професорка Кесі Вілліс – завідувачка науково-дослідницького управління в К’ю – свою частину справи зробила круто. Статті тут поділяються на дві частини: перша – дуже загальний вступ до теми, друга – уточнення специфіки, що йдуть “додатком” до ілюстрації. І от складні технічні моменти та більшість специфічних термінів ідуть якраз в тих “додатках”, а їх можна читати, а можна і нє. Можна й взагалі не читати, а картинки роздивлятися, вони ще крутіші. Ото в блозі якраз показую.

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Product restrictions: We are unable to ship seeds, plants, bulbs, inflammable products, food and beverages outside of the United Kingdom Xmas Delivery Dates Let’s be honest: even if you know nothing about plants and have no interest in learning about plants, if you pop this one on your coffee table, guests you wish to impress are going to be fooled into thinking you’re a botanical genius. Or at least a botanical enthusiast. It’s the perfect size to lay out flat on a table or on the floor, so all of your friends can gather round and point enthusiastically at that bit of information that will move your quest forward. Seriously, the size and format of the book just screams “Enticing information contained within!” Containing everything from perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, this wonderful feast of botanical knowledge is complete with superb cross sections to show how plants work.



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