Green Planet: How Plants Keep the Earth Alive

Synopsis

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2009

The title says it all. Green Planet does for plants what Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses does for our sensory experiences.
-Eldon H. Franz, Washington State University

Rice's expertise, paired with his engaging style, awakens readers to the importance of the environmental services provided by plants.
-Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, Scientific Director, The Eden Project

Stanley Rice writes with charm and clarity. Not since Corner's Life of Plants has there been a contestant for this role in the world of scientific publishing about plants for general readers.
-Steward T. A. Pickett, Distinguished Senior Scientist and project director, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Green Planet explains the nature of plants on a far deeper level. It's fascinating, and more interconnected to all the economic and ecological concerns of today than most recognize.
-Earthjustice

Highly recommended.-Choice

STANLEY A. RICE is a professor of plant biology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is the author of the Encyclopedia of Evolution and Life of Earth: Portrait of a Beautiful, Middle-Aged, Stressed-Out World.