| Baobab Contributor(s): Moon, Beth (Author), Patrut, Adrian (Other) |
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ISBN: 0789214091 ISBN-13: 9780789214096 Publisher: Abbeville Press OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals - Nature | Plants - Trees - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 583.775 |
| LCCN: 2021031582 |
| Physical Information: 3" H x 10" W x 15" (3.00 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baobabs are one of Africa's natural wonders: they can live more than 2,500 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They also serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off, literally collapsing under their own weight. Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change. Photographer Beth Moon, already responsible for some of the most indelible images of Africa's oldest and largest baobabs, has undertaken a new photographic pilgrimage to bear witness to this environmental catastrophe and document the baobabs that still survive. In this oversize volume, she presents breathtaking new duotone tree portraits of the baobabs of Madagascar, Senegal, and South Africa. She also recounts her eventful journey to visit these fantastic trees in a moving diaristic text studded with color travel photos. Baobab is not only a compelling photo book and travel narrative, but also a timely ecological warning. |