Teaching Children about Food: A Teaching and Activities Guide
Author: Christine Berman
A companion book to Meals Without Squeals, this book provides parents and child care providers with tips on cooking and food, gardening and the environment, and how to lead kids to an understanding of them through activities that can be shared.
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Thai Garden Style
Author: William Warren
Thailand is home to some of the world's most stunning gardens. Thai Garden Style showcases the finest contemporary Thai gardens and presents a wealth of fascinating cultural and botanical information.
This handsome volume opens with an introduction to Thai gardens and discusses the differences between palace, temple, and house gardens. Divided into three chapters-metropolitan Bangkok, the coastal areas in the south, and the mountains around Chiang Mai-the main section of the book features a tour of the finest gardens in Thailand, many of which have never been photographed. Throughout, author William Warren provides a lucid commentary on the many different landscape designs and describes the richness and variety of Thai plant life. The book also features a section offering practical tips for those who wish to put their small garden spaces to imaginative use. With a wealth of gorgeous photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Thai Garden Style is an invaluable resource for landscape architects and gardening enthusiasts alike, and is sure to delight those interested in Thailand's landscape and cultural heritage.
Author Bio:
William Warren has lived in Thailand since 1960. He is the author of numerous books, including The Tropical Garden, Balinese Gardens and Tropical Flowers of Southeast Asia. He has also contributed to the Thailand section of the Oxford Companion to World Gardens. A passionate gardener and a noted authority on the subject, Warren has designed gardens in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket.
Luca Invernizzi Tettoni has lived and worked in Asia since 1973. He specializes in photographing the culture and landscapes of Asia and has collaborated on numerous books on Thailand and other countries in the region, including Thai Style, The Arts of Thailand, Bali Houses, Classic Thai, Tropical Colors and Thai Spa Book.
Library Journal
Thailand's temperate climate allows the gardener to grow a wide range of plants, yet heavy rains and frequent flooding often present challenges. This work offers a stunning tour of over 30 public and private Thai gardens whose owners have overcome these obstacles and wisely used their native flora to create lush retreats. The book begins with a brief cultural history of Thailand that examines how garden styles evolved, but the bulk of the book profiles individual gardens at resorts, hotels, and private residences in Bangkok, southern Thailand, and the cooler regions to the north. Tettoni's stunning photography is the highlight of the book, with over 250 images ranging from close-ups of specific plants to expansive garden vistas. Warren, a noted authority on Thai gardens, concludes with a section on his career as a garden designer in Thailand. This book will appeal to anyone who is interested in tropical gardens or Thai culture and is essential for libraries with strong horticultural collections.Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence
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