In Botany in a Day, Thomas J. Elpel, creates an herbal field guide to plant families that lives up to its lofty title, if you are the kind of person who can read a whole book in a day that is! Instead of focusing on the details of specific plants, Elpel appeals to our "inner knowing" to draw us back to knowing the plants by understanding their patterns and how they have journeyed through evolution to become what they are today. Guiding you smoothly through the science of plant classification and basic biology, he then shows you how to go step by step to learning the individual plants directly from the plants themselves. In addition to a brief and inspiring walk through the evolution of plants and a thorough, yet bite-size description of the basic properties of edible and medicinal plants, this book is filled with wonderful b&w hand-drawn illustrations of a range of plants, organized by Family and indexed by Family name (common and latin), Genus and common name. The book is structured to make the information highly accessible for novices and experts alike. Thoroughly enjoyable to read and incredibly useful, this is the first book to get for anyone interested in getting to know our green friends. Soft cover, 8.5"x11", 201 pages. To order toll free call 866.596.9982 for FAST FREE SHIPPING.