Product Description: Beginning readers will compare the main parts of common trees in this easy-to-read series. Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences and sight words build their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.

Product Description: "The best palm book on the market."—Henry Donselman, former State Palm Specialist, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of FloridaComprehensive in scope and based on research from worldwide sources, Ornamental Palm Horticulture presents virtually everything ever published about the subject in a concise, readable format, illustrated with 110 color plates and 81 black-and-white photographs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Simple text and photographs describe the trunks, leaves, and fruit of palm trees

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Product Description: Increasing demands on the world's natural resources pose a serious threat to palm biodiversity. This action plan identifies the most threatened palm species in order to present recommendations for conservation measures that cater to their specific requirements, and to provide strategic guidelines for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the many palms that provide food, construction material, and an important source of revenue for many people...read more

Product Description: This book provides an in-depth analysis of research done in the past 30 years on the anatomy and morphology of palms, presenting an integrated view of this highly distinctive plant form. The work goes beyond simple description to show the interrelationships between functional processes that are usually treated independently...read more

Product Description: 1983 5X7 PICT HARDCVR @ 80 PP 1ST US EDITION, COLOR PHOTOS TEXT DRAWINGS

Describes the most popular varieties of palms and their care requirements, discusses how palms grow, and offers advice on growing palms as house plants