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Author Silvey, Anita.

Title The plant hunters : true stories of their daring adventures to the far corners of the Earth / Anita Silvey.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J580.75 SIL    Storage
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 580 SILVEY    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 580.75 SILVEY    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J NATURE 580.75 SIL    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Children's Department  J580.75 SILVEY    Check Shelf
Description 88 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Presents the experiences and contributions of early adventurers, explorers, and scientists responsible for discovering and documenting new types of plants, showing how their often dangerous voyages help establish the field of botany.
Contents "Botanomania": a passion for plants -- The Indiana Jones of the nineteenth century -- Why did they do it? -- Bringing the plants home alive -- Bringing themselves home alive -- Plant superstars -- Contemporary plant geeks.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 2.0 150650.
Subject Plant collectors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Plant collecting -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9780374309084
0374309086
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