Forests

From the Amazon Rainforest to the Siberian Taiga

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Pub Date 14 Jul 2022 | Archive Date 29 Jun 2022
Arts & Photography | Nonfiction (Adult) | Outdoors & Nature

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Forests cover a third of our planet’s land mass. They are home to more than three-quarters of the world’s species. They absorb a quarter of the carbon dioxide that industries pump into the air. Their existence supports human life. We both treasure them and waste them. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs, Forests is a pictorial exploration of an ancient ecosystem that covers four billion hectares of the Earth’s surface and whose maintenance is crucial to human survival. Divided into chapters by continent and arranged by country, Forests examines diverse forest environments, including: the weird and distinctive Dragon’s Blood Forest, Socotra, Yemen; the Borneo rainforest, home to more than 15,000 plant species, 380 bird species and the famous orangutan, or “jungle man”; the “Crooked Forest” near Nowe Czarnowo, Poland, where a grove of oddly-shaped pine trees have a mysterious origin; Cathedral Grove, an ancient Douglas fir ecosystem 9m (29ft) in circumference and 75m (250ft) in height on Vancouver Island in British Columbia; and the ancient German Black Forest, a place imbued with history and legend since ancient times. Presented in a landscape format and with more than 180 outstanding photographs of forests and their flora and fauna, Forests will excite and captivate those who love exploring the world’s woodland environments.

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ISBN 9781838861674
PRICE £19.99 (GBP)
PAGES 224

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If, like me, you feel at peace in the middle of a forest or you love driving through a tunnel of trees then boy, do I have the coffee table book for you. Forest by Kieren Connolly is a sumptuous collection of forests from all over the world. The photography is so vivid you feel like you can hear birdsong and the leaves rustle.
I loved that it featured a forest I had been to (Puzzlewood) and it made me think that you could use this book as a bucket list and see as many of these forests as you can. Failing that, each location has a snapshot of information to provide context to the photos.

I will certainly be ordering a hard copy of this book to flip through. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion review.

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Forrest-4.5

This photo book contains 180 photos from around the world: forest, plants, insects and wildlife that live within. This book is divided by continents and arranged by country. The photography is the star of the show in this book. While the writing is limited to small blurbs giving location/plant/animals.

The photography of this book is gorgeous! And it definitely inspires my creativity. I would recommend this book to writers and artists. As I was flipping through this book, I was getting Lord of the Rings vibes. I wanted to draw or paint and tell a story. Some pictures of forests are spooky, magical, cheerful, strange and colorful and some look-fairy- tale-like, which inspire the imagination. I really enjoyed the different angles of the photos. The bird's-eye view looked cool. The underwater forest is eerily beautiful. Great book!

Thanks, NetGalley and Amber Books, for providing me with a digital ARC, for an honest review.

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Such an interesting book. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour around the worlds forests and the notes about each one. The photography was absolutely stunning, I very much enjoyed this feast for my eyes. A great book for anyone who is interested in the natural world and forests, trees and biodiversity within these spaces specifically.

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