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The Remarkable Baobab
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Author
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Thomas Pakenham.
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Publisher
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Norton
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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8.75
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7.3
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0.75
inches
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ISBN
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9780393059892
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Pages/Publication Date
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142/2004
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Daedalus Item Code
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22804
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This item is not available.
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Description
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The author of Remarkable Trees of the World here focuses on what he considers to be the most extraordinary tree of all. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance, standing tall on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be the oldest creatures on the planet—many alive today have been growing since biblical times. Baobabs have provided food, medicine, and places of refuge and worship to countless peoples, and have even served as prisons and tombs. Illustrated with 60 page-filling color photographs (many cover two pages), this book chronicles Thomas Pakenham's personal encounters with the baobab, its countless superstitions and myths, and its often enigmatic history.
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