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The Stuff That Stuff is Made of

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內容簡介 你知道我們的日常生活中有多少物品取自於自然界的植物嗎？詳實的研究加上精美的插圖，一同驚歎植物所帶來的驚奇與美好。你知道冰淇淋裡含有海藻、太空船使用軟木，而卡車輪胎裡竟然有蒲公英嗎？你是否曾好奇，紙張或線是如何製成的？又或者，為什麼曼德拉草總是帶著神祕色彩？這本內容嚴謹、插畫精美的知識之書，帶領年輕讀者探索我們日常所使用的物品，如何源自大自然的原始材料，以及它們背後令人驚喜的誕生故事。全書精選 30 種植物，帶你發現： 蒲公英如何被用來製造輪胎 椰子與軟木如何應用於太空科技 紙草，以及現代的松樹，如何變成紙張 可可如何化身為巧克力 棉花如何紡成衣服……甚至鈔票 竹子如何同時幫助人類與熊貓 ……以及更多不可思議的故事！ 暢銷作家 Jonathan Drori 以生動迷人的筆觸，為植物科學注入生命力，揭示植物世界如何與我們的生活緊密交織。這是一本獨一無二、適合全家共讀的自然科普之書，推薦給 7 歲到 100 歲 的每一位好奇讀者。Did you know that there's seaweed in ice cream, cork in spacecraft and dandelion in truck tyres? Have you wondered how paper or thread are made, or why the mandrake is so mysterious?Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated, this book of wonder gives a young reader the knowledge of how the things we use every day are born from natural materials, and the surprising stories behind their creation.Featuring 30 plants, discover how:- Dandelions are used to make tyres- Coconut and cork are used in spacecraft- Papyrus, and now pines, make paper- Cacao becomes chocolate- Cotton is spun into shirts... and banknotes- Bamboo helps people as well as pandas...and much more!Best-selling author Jonathan Drori brings life to the science of plants, revealing how their worlds are entwined with our own in this one-of-a-kind family book. For readers 7 to 100.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Jonathan DroriJONATHAN DRORI CBE is a Trustee of The Eden Project and Cambridge Science Centre, an Ambassador for the WWF and was for nine years a Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and The Woodland Trust. He is on the board of Cambridge University Botanic Garden, and is a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Geographical Society. He continues to take a keen interest in plants; especially economic botany, ethnopharmacology and plant genetic resources, and has accompanied several Kew botanical expeditions, making short films about their discoveries.Raxenne ManiquizRAXENNE MANIQUIZ is an illustrator and graphic designer based in the Philippines, whose work is often bursting with native botanicals. No matter the subject matter, her skillful handling of deep, painterly strokes, and brilliant contrasting colours always breeds beautiful results. Raxenne's finely textured illustrations and signature colourful backgrounds have emblazoned branding campaigns, product packaging, apparel, stationery and murals, not to mention lighting up multiple publications.Jiatong LiuJIATONG LIU is a Chinese born illustrator who lives in London. He went to Kingston university to study illustration in 2019. After finishing his master's degree, he became a freelance illustrator and teacher in 2021. As a young talent illustrator, he has won several prestigious awards for his illustration work during these two years, including Communication Arts, Young Ones ADC and 3X3 award. Liu has developed quite a distinctive style that reflects the visuals of his wildest dreams. His ability to manifest the world from his imagination into these unique pieces makes him a true visionary.

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