Oak and Company
by Richard Mabey, Clare Roberts (Illustrator)
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Follows an oak tree and its company of plants and animals from its beginning as an acorn to its death 282 years later.Tags
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A very good story! And to think it was written 40 years ago but only now a subject coming onto my radar: the incredible ecosystem of oaks and how they are part of our garden and the earth's "keystone" plants. (See Doug Tallamy, eg. The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees)
The illustrations were lovely and a delight to look at but I do wish they had been more in detailed sync with the story.
The illustrations were lovely and a delight to look at but I do wish they had been more in detailed sync with the story.
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Richard Mabey is one of Great Britain's foremost nature writers and editors. Mabey has written "The New Age Herbalist: How to Use Herbs for Healing, Nutrition, Body Care, and Relaxation," "In the Oxford Book of Nature Writing," which won the Whitbread Biography Award, and the BBC's television series, "Postcards from the Country." (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1983
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- Reviews
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- (5.00)
- Languages
- Dutch, English
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- ISBNs
- 4
