The Native Trees of Canada

The Native Trees of Canada

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A bold reinterpretation of a century-old book

While shopping in the used-book store the Monkey’s Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the government reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published November 23rd 2010 by Drawn and Quarterly (first published November 9th 2010)
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Mary Helene
May 08, 2011 Mary Helene marked it as to-read
I saw a review in the New York Times (Oct.31, 2010) and tore it out. There are color illustrations - and favorite quotes about trees. This is wonderful. I look forward to reading this book.
Jennifer
I love this book that we got for Christmas. It is just big loose paintings of leaves and I find it so inspiring!
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Feb 07, 2011 Kyla added it
She is definitely heading my list of people I would most like to thrift shop with.
Sadly this was not my favourite of her books, not by a long mile, but because it is her - and look at the cover, Come on, the cover - I liked it plenty.
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The paintings in this book range from very abstract to recognizable (if not field guide worthy). The colors alone make it worth flipping through, and if you're lucky, you may discover that you like it for even more than that.
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