Botanicum is a stunningly curated guide to plant life written by specialist Kathy Willis, and with sumptuous illustrations by Katie Scott. Discover the bizarre and beautiful plants of the world.
From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a wonderful feast of botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work. Engaging and educational, Botanicum is bursting with information and glorious illustrations to excite young naturalists. This stunningly curated guide to plant life is part of the best-selling Welcome to the Museum series, in collaboration with the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.
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This beautifully illustrated book is a comprehensive, curated guide to plant life... it's a feast of botanical knowledge. * BBC Gardener's World * ...Stunningly illustrated guide to plant life. The perfect gift for anyone from three to ninety-three. * Huffington Post * ...a big, beautiful artifact. Gloriously hand-illustrated in the manner of classic Victorian natural history, it offers levels of information suitable for intelligent, inquisitive young minds and begs to be pored over endlessly. * Financial Times * A beautiful and tremendously well written guide to plant life, from algae to the Amazon waterlily... This is a volume to treasure. * The English Garden * This is a splendid exploration of the world of plants by Kathy Willis, from the primitive to the prettiest. The botanical pictures by Katie Scott are lovely. * Evening Standard *
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From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a feast of botanical knowledge.
Kathy Willis (Author) Kathy Willis has spent the past 25 years researching and teaching in the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. She now holds two jobs: as the Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and as Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford. She lives in Oxford with her three children, two rabbits, one gecko, one dog and a long-suffering husband.
Katie Scott (Illustrator) Katie Scott graduated from University of Brighton in 2011. Her work draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration, both in aesthetic and subject matter, and plays with the ideas of scientific uncertainty and speculation, fabricating the inner and outer workings of the world. Her illustrations depict a familiar yet fantasy vision of plants, humans and minerals.
