One Tree

by Charles J. Katz Jr. and Gretchen C Daily

Book Overview

Through words and photographs, environmental scientist Gretchen C. Daily and photographer Charles J. Katz describe how one relict tree--the magnificent Ceiba pentandra in Sabalito, Costa Rica--carries physical and spiritual importance. The people in the town of Sabalito call the tree la ceiba, a term said to be derived from a Ta no word referring to a type of wood used for making canoes in the West Indies.

Ceiba evokes times and places where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595348522
• ISBN13: 9781595348524
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 7.6"