Roxanne et al. - In addition to a textbook, you might think about having
students read Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire. It is an excellent
supplementary source in a General Botany course. The cost is low -
$14.00. And as the book says, it presents a "plant's-eye view of the
world" which I've found very useful for botany students.
Best wishes-
Mary Ann Vinton
Associate Professor
Dept. Biology
Creighton University
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>From: plant-ed-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu[mailto:plant-ed-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of Fisher,
Roxanne
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 3:35 PM
To: plant-ed at magpie.bio.indiana.edu
Subject: [Plant-education] botany textbooks
Dear Plant-ed folks:
I'm choosing a textbook for my Botany course next semester. Half of the
students will be bio majors, and half will be environmental
studies/sciences majors. I have used "Biology of Plants" by Raven,
Evert, and Eichorn previously, and I thought I'd take a look at
different texts this year. I noticed I now have a collection of 6
potential texts! I've listed them below. Please let me know if you
really like any of the texts, and what you like about it.
Introduction to Botany by Murray Nabors
Botany by Moore, Clark, and Vodopich
Botany An introduction to Plant Biology by Mauseth
Principles of Botany by Uno, Storey, and Moore
Introductory Plant Biology by Stern
Biology of Plants by Raven, Evert, and Eichorn
Thanks!
Roxanne
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Roxanne Fisher (rfisher at chatham.edu)
Assistant Professor of Biology
Buhl Hall
Chatham College
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412)365-1893
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