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The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Tea Rose by Jennifer DonnellyBeastly by Alex Flinn
A Rose By Any Other Name ...
309 books — 114 voters
Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonBeneath the Surface by John HargroveDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyInto Great Silence by Eva SaulitisThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shores, Coasts, Deltas, Estuaries, Bays, Open Ocean, and Deep Sea
273 books — 98 voters

Animal-Speak by Ted AndrewsThe Realms of the Gods by Tamora PierceLearning Their Language by Marta WilliamsThe Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty RobertsWild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Animal Communication
108 books — 74 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Song of the Dodo by David QuammenThe Flight of the Iguana by David QuammenThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Best of Natural History
361 books — 68 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
284 books — 62 voters
The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth HoytTo Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia QuinnThe Raven Prince by Elizabeth HoytBed of Roses by Nora RobertsThe Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
Love in Bloom: Romances with Florists, Landscapers, Gardeners and More
152 books — 46 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterRebecca by Daphne du MaurierTom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearcePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Novels About Gardens
346 books — 46 voters
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierFlight Behavior by Barbara KingsolverThe Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church
Naturalists as Characters in Fiction
146 books — 45 voters

On the Origin of Species by Charles DarwinDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Diversity of Life by Edward O. WilsonThe Beak of the Finch by Jonathan WeinerVoyage of the Turtle by Carl Safina
The International Year of Biodiversity
80 books — 44 voters
Born Free by Joy AdamsonWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownO Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Plains, Savannahs, Prairies, and Grasslands,
347 books — 38 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
All Things Green & Growing
102 books — 35 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenLab Girl by Hope Jahren
Plants
181 books — 31 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaParasite Rex by Carl ZimmerIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard DawkinsThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Biology
162 books — 26 voters
The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonMountains of the Mind by Robert MacfarlaneThere's Always the Hills by Cameron McNeish
Mountains and Highlands
117 books — 22 voters

Botany for Gardeners by Brian CaponTiny Victory Gardens by Acadia TuckerHow Plants Work by Linda Chalker-ScottDirt by William Bryant LoganThe Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wulf
Best Factual Books for Gardeners and Plant Geeks
66 books — 18 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMonk's Hood by Ellis PetersEucalyptus by Murray BailHemlock at Vespers by Peter TremayneBelladonna by Michael Stewart
Poisonous Plant Fiction Titles
236 books — 17 voters

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenLab Girl by Hope JahrenEntangled Life by Merlin SheldrakeBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Nature of Oaks by Douglas W. Tallamy
Books for Plant Ladies
157 books — 16 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererWicked Plants by Amy StewartIn the Shadow of Slavery by Judith A. CarneyGinseng Dreams by Kristin JohannsenPapyrus by John Gaudet
Ethnobotany
51 books — 13 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlA Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha ChristieThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Edible Plant Fiction Titles
185 books — 12 voters
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertSemiosis by Sue BurkeThe Lady's Slipper by Deborah SwiftA Single Rose by Muriel BarberyThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Fiction Books About Plants
45 books — 12 voters

The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary BarkerThe Sprite and the Gardener by Rii AbregoThe Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von OlfersThe Flowers' Festival by Elsa BeskowPoppy and the Blooms by Fiona Woodcock
Anthropomorphic / Personified Flowers and Plants
84 books — 11 voters
The Night Gardener by Terry FanThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van AllsburgGrandpa Green by Lane SmithHunter's Green by Phyllis A. Whitney
Topiary
51 books — 10 voters

Long-Distance Systemic Signaling and Communication in Plants by František BaluškaIn Praise of Poison Ivy by Anita SanchezMedicinal Plants of the Mountain West by Michael MooreHoneysuckle Sipping by Jeanne R. ChesanowNarcotic Plants of the Old World, Used in Rituals & Everyday ... by Hedwig Schleiffer
Diablo Is A "Plant"
184 books — 8 voters
The Song of the Dodo by David QuammenHigh Moon over the Amazon by Patricia Chapple WrightKakapo by Alison BallanceElephant Dance by Tammie MatsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Natural History of Islands of the Ocean and Lakes
153 books — 7 voters

Briar's Book by Tamora PierceThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstWild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemoreFlowerheart by Catherine BakewellFlesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman
Plant Magic
40 books — 6 voters
Reef Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume I by Anca IoviţăScuba Matt's Underwater Adventure by Echo MorganReef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume II by Anca Ioviţă
Reef Aquarium Books
23 books — 3 voters

Flóra Íslands by Hörður KristinssonA Guide to the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Iceland by Hörður KristinssonFlora of Iceland by Áskell LöveFlóra Íslands by Stefán StefánssonIcelandic Herbs and Their Medicinal Uses by Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir
Flora of Iceland
13 books — 1 voter
Colette by Jean-François Sénéchal
Apiology Fiction & Nonfiction
1 book — 1 voter

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