About this deal
Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! On the latter point, it should be noted that this book is in no way a proper identification guide (and given its size and weight in no way a field guide) and should not be used to determine edibility. Sutton’s large-scale illustrations help children to visualize microorganisms and processes that are too small to see.
Ali is a member of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), the British Mycological Society (BMS) and coordinated the national BMS UK Fungus Day in 2013.Illustrations of young and mature fruiting bodies are included where necessary, and key features are highlighted for quick and easy reference. Just stopping by to say Edible Mushrooms has transformed a very gloomy Summer-Autumn transition (2020) into one of the most enjoyable and rewarding periods I can remember. He is a member of the Council of CCW (the Countryside Council for Wales), where his special interest is in fungi conservation (he is a Member of the British Mycological Society) and the management of National Nature Reserves in Wales. About the author: Journalist and author of Witch’s Garden — Plants in folklore, magic and traditional medicine (2020, also by Welbeck/Kew), Miss Willmott’s Ghosts (2022, Blink Publishing), and more.
My mother in her 80’s still passionately hunts, took me out, as she says this year has not been been good in the SE.
Extended summary: Melanie is one of the students in a high-security school with kids infected with a Cordyceps fungus who haven’t turned into full zombie mode. A true masterpiece, a thrilling and fascinating insight into the living world, beautifully written, entertaining, funny and inspiring, while representing the science carefully and responsibly. He has undertaken field trips throughout the British Isles and Europe, as well as North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa, and has published extensively on temperate and tropical fungi.