Around the World in 80 Trees — by Jonathan Drori, Illustrated by Lucille Clerc

“Fascinating biographies of extraordinary trees. Wonder at the diversity of the natural world shines through on every page“ — Richard Deverell, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew "Beautiful illustrations by the French artist Lucille Clerc, strewn generously throughout, have the limpid calm of vernal pools. The book's author, Jonathan Drori, whose sunny prose sparkles with authority, grew up near the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where he later served as a trustee. His childhood passion for plants branched into a study of the ways humans and trees interact. Drori and Clerc's book abounds with discoveries." — The New York Times Book Review In Around the World in 80 Trees, bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe using plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. From the trees of Britain, to India's sacred banyan tree, they offer us s