Nature’s Fabric
Leaves in Science and Culture
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

One: Green Men
Two: Leaf History
Three: Green Machinery
Four: Nature’s Fabric
Five: Leaf Economics
Six: Metamorphosis
Seven: Architecture
Eight: Shapes and Edges
Nine: Surfaces
Ten: Veins
Eleven: Color
Twelve: Food
Thirteen: Homes
Fourteen: Movements
Fifteen: Seeing Leaves
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Leaf Terminology
Notes for Appendix A
Appendix B: Drying and Preserving Leaves for Craft Projects
Appendix C: Leaves for School Science Labs and Projects
Chapter Notes
Illustration Notes
Index
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