Philip Simpaon

Broschiertes Buch

Pohutukawa & Rata: New Zealand's Iron Hearted Trees

Beschreibung

Everything you ever wanted to know about pöhutukawa and rätä trees from the award-winning author of Dancing Leaves: The story of New Zealand's Cabbage Tree, Tï Kouka This book celebrates pöhutukawa and rätä trees; symbols of summer and New Zealand's unique natural environment and beloved national icons. The book explores the place of these trees in the natural world, their importance to Mäori, their role in art and design, and their many uses. It also looks at the threats from possums and people that they face today. The book contains a wealth of new research and is generously illustrated in colour with over 400 photographs, diagrams, maps, and artworks. This is an essential resource for conservationists, gardeners, teachers, and students. Winner Montana Medal for Non Fiction 2006. Wnner Environment category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2006.

Autor

Philip Simpson was raised on a farm and plant nursery in Takaka, where his love of New Zealand's native plants first took root. He studied plant anatomy at Canterbury and in 1968 was awarded a Regent's Fellowship at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he wrote a PhD on the Joshua Tree. He has worked for DOC and is a founding member of Project Crimson. With his wife Wendy he runs a consultancy for ecological services and wine growing. His first book, the best-selling Dancing Leaves: The Story of New Zealand's Cabbage Tree - Ti Kouka, won the Environment section of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards in 2001.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Te Papa Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780909010997
• ISBN-10: 0909010994
• Artikelnr.: 47549792