Wonder of Mushrooms

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The Mysterious World of Fungi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Maya Jewell Zeller

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Get to know the kingdom of Fungi like never before with this unique book that blends the science of mycology with lyrical prose and watercolor paintings.Take an extraordinary expedition into the diverse and enchanting realm of fungi. The Wonder of Mushrooms is where science meets poetry, where ancient wisdom converges with modern discovery. Maya Jewell Zeller and Jenny deFouw Geuder guide you into the hidden world beneath our feet. With a blend of scientific insight and artistic appreciation, the authors portray the crucial role of mushrooms in our ecosystem and celebrate their profound cultural significance.Learn about mushrooms’ history and lore. Appreciate their myriad colors, shapes, and forms, as well as their vital role as nature’s decomposers. Discover astonishing facts, such as how some bioluminescent species glow like fallen stars and where the extraordinary Humongous Fungus spans 2,385 acres. Perhaps most importantly, find out how fungi might prove to be humanity’s unexpected saviors, offering solutions for everything from environmental pollution to sustainable architecture. Maya’s lyrical prose pairs with Jenny’s bright watercolors, creating an unparalleled ode to these foraging favorites that feels like both a scientific textbook and a beautiful gift book.Whether you're an artist, naturalist, or someone who’s simply curious about the natural world, this book presents a profound journey into the kingdom of Fungi, where beauty and science intertwine in unexpected ways.Book Features:Lyrical prose that blends science with literary references and poetryProfessional watercolors that help make complex scientific concepts accessibleWide range of topics, including anatomy, biology, and ecologyEducational tribute that promotes wonder and curiosity

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-06
Mått133 x 184 x 19 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagAdventure Publications, Incorporated
IllustratörGeuder, Jenny DeFouw, Geuder, Jenny Defouw
ISBN9781647554668

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Maya Jewell Zeller is a poet, essayist, educator, editor, and recipient of fellowships and residencies from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, Centrum, Artist Trust, University of Oxford, and the H.J. Andrews Experimental Research Forest. Her most recent poetry collection, out takes/ glove box, was selected by Eduardo Corral as winner of the 2022 New American Poetry Prize; she is also the author of the memoir-in-essays Raised by Ferns, coauthor of Advanced Poetry: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology, and coeditor of Evergreen: Grim Tales & Verses from the Gloomy Northwest. Maya teaches writing and publishing for Central Washington University, as well as poetry and nature writing for Western Colorado University’s low-residency MFA program. She lives in the Inland Northwest.Jenny deFouw Geuder is an artist and educator from Michigan. She has taught art at the middle-school level for 20 years and has continued her own artistic interests on the side, both in commissioned work and personal topics. She is the award-winning author and illustrator of Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist's Sketchbook and Nature Explorer. While she primarily works in watercolors, she also enjoys oils, ceramics, and graphite.

A Kingdom of FungiA Rainbow of ColorA Myriad of ShapesForms & Caps & GillsCrinkle Skirts to a Fan That Frills: GillsAnd Some Have Pores...Spore Prints as Upside-Down FlowersA Web Beneath the Forest FloorMycelial MultitudesThe Warm and Necessary Breath of DecompositionWorlds unto ThemselvesA Fecund Celebration of DeathA Brief History of FoxfireTreasure from the ForestOf Mushrooms and MordantsWitches Know What’s WhatInside the Fairy RingAn Unexpected Savior?A Sampling of Words for “Mushroom” from Around the WorldMushroom NamesAbout the AuthorAbout the IllustratorWorks Cited and Further Reading