Fungarium / illustrated by Katie Scott ; written by David L. Hawksworth, Laura M. Suz, Pepijn W. Kooij, Kare Liimatainen, Tom Prescott, Lee Davies, and Ester Gaya.

By:

Hawksworth, D. L [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Welcome to the museumPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First US editionDescription: 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 38 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781536217094
1536217093

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

579.5 23

LOC classification:

QK603.5 .H39 2021

Contents:

Entrance. Welcome to Fungarium ; The tree of life -- Fungal biology. What is a fungus? Sexual reproduction ; Asexual reproduction ; Spores ; Growth ; Ecosystem: mountains -- Fungal diversity. Cup fungi ; Mushrooms and toadstools ; Bracket fungi ; Gasteromycetes ; Foliicolous fungi ; Ecosystem: temperate forests -- Fungal interactions. Mycorrhizas ; Mycorrhizal networks ; Lichens ; Entomogenous fungi ; Ants and termites -- Fungi and humans. Early mycologists ; Plant pathogens ; Poisonous fungi ; Edible fungi ; Wonder drugs ; Ecosystem: tropical forests -- Library.

Awards:

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2022.

Summary: Return to the Museum with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introduction to what fungi are and just how vital they are to the world's ecosystem.

List(s) this item appears in: Plant Symbiosis

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 8 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	Children's Collection	QK603.5 .H39 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700023036

Total holds: 0

"Curated by Katie Scott and Ester Gaya" --Cover.

"First published by Big Picture Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, 2019" --Page facing title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Return to the Museum with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introduction to what fungi are and just how vital they are to the world's ecosystem.

Ages: 8-12.

Grades: 3-7.

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2022.