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A Forest Language: Words That Illuminate the Astonishing World of Trees

A Forest Language: Words That Illuminate the Astonishing World of Trees

Popova, Maria
Fries, Hannah
Lendowski, Henrike

Hardcover

Environmental StudiesLawns, Trees, & ShrubsNature Writing

Publisher Price: $22.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 29, 2026

ISBN10: 1635869811
ISBN13: 9781635869811
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: Sep 29 2026
Pages: 176
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.25 Depth: 7.25
Language: English
This beautifully illustrated essay collection offers a curious and creative invitation into the world of trees and the words we use to understand them.

What is crown shyness, and how could a tree be shy? What is heartwood, and what does it have to do with the heart? So often even our scientific terms are rife with surprising etymologies and images that may reveal as much about us humans and our relationship to nature as they do about the things they describe. Words related to trees and forests are no exception.

With a poet's sensibility, Hannah Fries peels back the layers of these ecological terms, reflecting on their meaning both literally and figuratively, intertwining science and metaphor.

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