The True Nature of Weeds: These Little-Known Plants So Close to Us

The true nature of weeds presents and reveals 15 wild plants unfairly labeled as weeds!

The True Nature of Weeds aims to shed light on often-maligned plants. It explores the relationships First Nations peoples had with certain plants and is enhanced with numerous photographs and illustrations. The book invites reflection on what leads us to classify plants, and even humans, as good or bad.

The Discovery Guide provides information on;

• their life cycle and their anatomy
• their survival strategies
• their history and their geographical origin
• Their uses: edibility and medicinal aspects
• beliefs and anecdotes about them

Fact sheet - Discovery guide

The Botanical Notebook offers a variety of activities;

• making your own herbarium
• to prepare culinary recipes and medicinal potions
• in connection with the other subjects in the curriculum: French, mathematics, English and visual arts
• discuss these plants with the adults

Fact sheet - Botanical notebook

** The two books are sold separately.

Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: Naturat (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: May 2019
Pages:
90 color pages for the Discovery Guide,
110 black and white pages for the Botanical Notebook.

ISBN:
978-2-9818049-4-5 (Botanical Notebook)
978-2-9818049-3-8 (Discovery Guide)
Language: French