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Botanicum by Kathy Willis

Botanicum

Welcome to the Museum

Kathy Willis

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 14, 2017

Discover more than 160 exhibits in this virtual museum, open all hours.

Plants & FlowersKids' GardeningAll About Trees
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Who it’s for
A page-by-page museum visit makes plant knowledge visual, browsable, and quietly absorbing.
Themes
Plant life, Botanical knowledge, How plants work
Genres
Plants & Flowers, Kids' Gardening, All About Trees

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About this book

Discover more than 160 exhibits in this virtual museum, open all hours. The 2017 offering from Big Picture Press's Welcome to the Museum series, Botanicum, is a brilliantly curated guide to plant life. With artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful book.

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From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a wonderful feast of botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work.

A Botanical Visit

A page-by-page museum visit makes plant knowledge visual, browsable, and quietly absorbing.

Come here for

  • More than 160 exhibits spanning perennials, bulbs, and tropical exotica
  • A virtual museum feel, without closing hours or hushed gallery rules

Expect

  • Katie Scott’s artwork alongside botanical knowledge
  • Superb cross sections showing how plants work

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Plants & Flowers100%
Kids' Gardening78%
All About Trees27%

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Publisher categories

  • Plants & Flowers
  • All About Trees
  • Ecosystems & Environment
Authors
Kathy Willis
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
March 14, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Plant life · Botanical knowledge · How plants work
Reading lane
Plants & Flowers