Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants [Paperback]

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From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentaryJane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.

SEEDS OF HOPE takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth.

Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening--and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us--Goodall delivers an enlightening story of the wonders we can find in our own backyards.Jane Goodallis the world's foremost authority on chimpanzees. An internationally renowned conservationist, she is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and has received many distinguished awards in science. Dr. Goodall is also the author of many acclaimed books, including the bestsellerReason for Hope.

Gail Hudsonis a Seattle-based author and journalist. Her books with Jane Goodall includeHarvest for HopeandHope for Animals and Their World. A treasure trove of stories. Robin Young, NPR'sHere and Now I didn't expect [SEEDS OF HOPE] to create a powerful shift inside me. But it did....What I'd never fully gotten before this book is how knowledge could awaken feelings of intimacy. As I read SEEDS OF HOPE, again and again I felt appreciation, gratitude and awe. . . . I actually found myself loving our earth more. Frances Moore Lapp?,The Huffington Post [A] far-ranging, gracefully impassilÃ*