Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens Charlotte Guillain

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens By Charlotte Guillain

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens by Charlotte Guillain


$22.99
Condition - Like New
Only 3 left

Summary

Produced in consultation with Kew Botanic Gardens, this is a behind-the-scenes look the gardens, where you'll learn about the importance of insects, the impact of climate change and how plants grow.

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens Summary

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens by Charlotte Guillain

Grab your very own VIP access pass and explore the incredible Botanic Gardens.

Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Botanic Gardens? It's not all planting and pruning. In fact, the team have a planet-saving mission on their hands and you can help. Step off the path and follow the Garden crew who will show you behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens with your very own access-all-areas invitation.

Find out how scientists research plants that can cure diseases, watch workers wading in the waterlily pond, and discover the secrets of seeds. Find out why samples of rare and endangered plants are stored in the Herbarium and leave no leaf unturned in the tropical glasshouse. Discover insect-eating plants, zombie fungus, plants pretending to be pebbles, and more.

As you turn the pages you'll learn about the importance of insects, the impact of climate change and how plants grow. With beautiful, lush illustrations, you'll discover more wonderful details each time you return to the gardens.

Three large gatefolds open up to reveal even more information.

About Charlotte Guillain

Charlotte Guillain (Author)
Charlotte says she doesn't come from anywhere because she moved around a lot when she was growing up. She always wanted to be a writer and worked as a bookseller before training to teach English as a Foreign Language. This took her to the Czech Republic and Ukraine, before she headed to Zanzibar to teach English to student nurses. On her return to the UK, Charlotte moved to Oxford where she started working in publishing before going freelance and writing children's non-fiction. She now writes picture books and young fiction, both with her husband Adam, and on her own.

Helen Shoesmith (Illustrator)
Helen has a degree in Graphic Arts from Liverpool John Moores University and a Masters in Illustration for Children from the North East Wales School of Art. Helen lives and works in the North West of England with her partner and two young children and when she's not drawing she's planning adventurous family days out and cosy nights in.

Table of Contents

Invitation page Welcome Flowerbeds Gatefold: Exterior glass house, interior Temperate house full of rare and threatened plants Palm House tropical plants Waterlily house Carnivorous plant house Tropical plant nursery Compost centre Gatefold: Exterior people collecting plants in fields, interior the Herbarium Fungarium Lab Seed bank Kitchen Garden Conservation meadow Gatefold: Exterior trees aboretum, interior tree gang at work treetop walkway Children's garden Cafe Exit via gift shop.

Additional information

GOR013800908
9781803381060
180338106X
An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens by Charlotte Guillain
Used - Like New
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
2024-06-06
48
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

Customer Reviews - An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens