BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS – APRIL 2022

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREES – JONATHAN DRORI

In Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori is the perfect gift for tree lovers and provides you a unique opportunity to discover the world though its trees.

Get enchanted by the stories of one of humanity’s most constant and varied companions. Explore fascinating stories about the redwood forests of California, the fragrant cedars of Lebanon, India’s sacred banyan tree or the intoxicating lime trees of Berlin’s Unter den Linden Boulevard.  

Trees have played a critical role in human life offering us everything from sanctuary from the heat under its canopy, to juicy colourful seasonal fruits and raw material for everything from building material to Aspirin and maple syrup.

​EVERY CREATURE HAS A STORY: WHAT SCIENCE REVEALS ABOUT ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR – JANAKI LENIN

We are surrounded by an incredible variety of lifeforms. They have evolved over centuries to develop features and skills that have helped them survive and set them apart.

Have you ever wondered the price giraffes pay for their long necks? The neck increases its blood pressure to pump blood up to its brain, which endangers its life every time it bends down to drink water. Or did you know that female nightingales decide which male will share the burdens of parenthood with them by listening to prospective candidates’ songs to gauge if they’d make good fathers. Much like a reality show contest for the animal kingdom

With ‘Every Creature Has a Story’, Janaki Lenin draws us towards the wonders of the natural world with her thought provoking and witty words. We promise that you’ll never look at nature in the same way again after reading this book.