- Hardcover: 60 pages
- Publisher: Dk Pub (T) (Nov 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1564583074
- ISBN-13: 978-1564583079
- Product Dimensions: 30.7 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,293,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
`An intricate visual exploration of the OAK and its environment - more than 400 superb illustrations examine the oak tree as a microcosm of the Earth - a miniature version of life in all its varied forms........
Throughout history the oak has played a special role in the social, economic, and religious lives of the peoples of north-west Europe.
We hope that this book will help lift the veil on the day-to-day life of the oak tree and strengthen our resolve to cherish our woodlands.......
This book describes the natural history of two species of oak tree, the only ones to naturally occur in northern Europe - the 'Common Oak' and the 'Sessile Oak.'
60 high quality shiny pages, split into chapters:-
The Common Oak
The Sessile Oak
From Acorn to Tree
The Oak in Winter
The Oak in Spring
The Oak in Summer
The Oak in Autumn
Perching Birds
Woodpeckers & Others
Large Woodland Birds
Mammals
Woodland Butterflies
Macro Moths
Geometrid Moths
Micro Moths
Beetles I & II
Galls I & II
Bugs
Spiders
Other Invertebrates
Mushrooms & Toadstools
Bracket Fungi
Lichens
Ferns, Mosses & Liverworts
The Leaf Litter
plus an index.
Throughout history the oak has played a special role in the social, economic, and religious lives of the peoples of north-west Europe.
We hope that this book will help lift the veil on the day-to-day life of the oak tree and strengthen our resolve to cherish our woodlands.......
This book describes the natural history of two species of oak tree, the only ones to naturally occur in northern Europe - the 'Common Oak' and the 'Sessile Oak.'
60 high quality shiny pages, split into chapters:-
The Common Oak
The Sessile Oak
From Acorn to Tree
The Oak in Winter
The Oak in Spring
The Oak in Summer
The Oak in Autumn
Perching Birds
Woodpeckers & Others
Large Woodland Birds
Mammals
Woodland Butterflies
Macro Moths
Geometrid Moths
Micro Moths
Beetles I & II
Galls I & II
Bugs
Spiders
Other Invertebrates
Mushrooms & Toadstools
Bracket Fungi
Lichens
Ferns, Mosses & Liverworts
The Leaf Litter
plus an index.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
A feast in words & pictures for OAK lovers!
14 July 2000
Format:Hardcover
This is a fantastic reference for anyone interested in oaks, especially the deciduous oaks, as a deciduous oak is featured in the book. Although written in the U.K., the representative oak in this book looks almost identical to the U.S.'s eastern White Oak (quercus alba) or California White Oak/Valley Oak (quercus lobata).
The illustrations are full-color and painstakingly precise -- a pleasure to look at! You could learn a great deal this way even if you didn't know how to read. Of course, reading is a pleasure too, especially since the book is so well-organized.
The various chapters deal with how an acorn grows into an oak; an oak tree in the 4 seasons; common animals (insects, birds, invertibrates, mammals) found in and around oaks, various plants and fungi found in and around oaks, etc. I learn something new each time I browse through.
Yes, I am an oak-nut, as if you couldn't tell. :) If you are too, I wholeheartedly recommend this book! You will truly love it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thin
23 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My two year old likes this book much more than I do. That is not all a bad thing, but not quite what I was expecting when I bought it. Basically this book is picture book of critters, bugs, and plants that grow in and around an oak tree... in England. For an American, some of the information will not pertain. The drawings are nice, but each entry could use more scientific information. What does this eat? Does it harm the tree? Etc. It took me about an hour to get through the book, now it lays in my living room where my son grabs it, takes it to me and shows me the bugs and squirrels.
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