Part environmental manifesto, part memoir, this heartfelt book invokes the inherent connection we all have with nature. In Guardians of the Galaxy, when Star-Lord first meets the tree-like alien Groot, he refers to him as "Giving Tree". At the very top of the tree they discover a ladder which leads them to a magical land which is different on each visit, because each place moves on from the top of the tree to make way for a new land. A must-have volume for budding botanists, this divine nature book showcases the rich diversity of trees, combining bewildering facts about spindles, spruces and more, with dazzling landscape photography of the endless species of trees found in forests and woodland all around the globe.

They discover that it is inhabited by magical people, including Moon-Face, Silky, The Saucepan Man, Dame Washalot, Mr. A fascinating and intimate account of how trees grow, socialize, interact with their environment, and even feel. Her parents have protected her from their past in Cyprus, and Ada doesn’t know her Cypriot family – “She’s a British child” – but the arrival of her maternal aunt, Meryem, unravels the truth.Anyway, it's a vomitous book, always has been, and I'm glad there are other people who think that it is. All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent parents should accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves.

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