Tree Stories

‘Captivating’ - Independent‘Highly engaging … varied and always entertaining’ - Bookmunch‘Science should be taught like one of the humanities - not simply as an apprenticeship for would-be researchers, but also as an aesthetic and spiritual pursuit for everyone: to show us how wondrous the world really is and how privileged we are to be in it. This requires teachers who combine special expertise with broad vision - like the Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso’ - Colin Tudge‘Insightful essays about the wondrous qualities of plants and humanity’s relationship with them … The reflections are as entertaining as they are educational and showcase the overlooked complexity of plant life. Shot through with wisdom and joy, this will captivate readers.’ - Publishers Weekly‘Praise for Stefano Mancuso and The Nation of Plants: Mancuso writes playfully; as manifestos go, he knows, his is deeply weird … but this is peculiarity with a purpose … Mancuso’s plants, in the end, make some very good points’ - Megan Garber

Stefano Mancuso is a leading authority in plant neurobiology, which explores signalling and communication at all levels of biological organisation. He teaches at the University of Florence and has been ranked a ‘world changer’ by the New Yorker. His works, including The Revolutionary Genius of Plants, The Incredible Journey of Plants and The Nation of Plants, are international bestsellers and have been widely translated all over the world.