The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth
Anita Silvey
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The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey epub The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey pdf download The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey pdf file The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey audiobook The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey book review The Plant Hunters: True Anita Silvey summary | #254516 in Books | 2012-04-10 | 2012-04-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.40 x.2 x8.39l,1.17 | File type: PDF | 96 pages||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Step aside, Indiana Jones!|By B. Miller|Indiana Jones has nothing on these intrepid adventurers as they travel the world in search of the exotic - plant! Anita Silvey draws upon letters, diaries and journals to tell the story of these little known daring-do scientists.
Passionate about their discoveries, plant hunters "...love being outdoors in the natural world. The|||“…a lovely presentation of amazing adventures.” ―School Library Journal|“…successfully infuse[s] the image of plant collection with a measure of excitement many readers will not expect.” ―BCCB|“Com
Driven by an all-consuming passion, the plant hunters traveled around the world, facing challenges at every turn: tropical illnesses, extreme terrain, and dangerous animals. They battled piranhas, tigers, and vampire bats. Even the plants themselves could be lethal! But these intrepid eighteenth- and nineteenth-century explorers were determined to find and collect new and unusual specimens, no matter what the cost. Then they tried to transport the plants―and themsel...
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