Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas Elpel

LEARNING ABOUT OR TEACHING BOTANY RESOURCE Looking for a faster, easier, and engaging way to identify plants? Related plants have similar characteristics, and they often have similar uses. Rather than learning new plants one-at-a-time, it‘s possible to learn them by the hundreds, based on plant family patterns. Learn the family and the characteristics of plants in that family and then you can apply it to hundreds of plants!  IS YOUR CHILD ENROLLED IN A  LASS 5 WALDORF SCHOOL OR HOMESCHOOL? This is a great resource for parents or teachers.  The first part of the book teaches you about the major plant families and its characteristics in an easy to learn format, making it easy for you to apply to your own teaching. The rest of the book includes a field guide for those nature walks and herbarium samples that are part of fun botany programs.  DETAILS Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification Written and illustrated by Thomas Ellen. Published by HOPS Press, May 15, 2013. Ages: Target Age is for adults or teens, but this can easily be applied to teaching younger kids too.  0.6" H x 10.9" L x 8.5" W (1.5 lbs) 235 pages Softcover