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In Full View: Three Ways of Seeing California Plants

Glenn Keator and Linda Yamane
Illustrations by Ann Lewis

91 pages, (8.25 x 8.25), with b&w photos, illustrations
Trade paper, ISBN: 0-930588-77-0, $14.95

Published in conjunction with Headlands Center for the Arts

In this beautifully designed book, a variety of California plants are looked at from the perspectives of a botanist, a Native American, and an artist.

Reviews:

"This book will open readers' eyes to a new appreciation of the plants that surround us."—Pacific Discovery

"Gardeners interested in native plants will be especially charmed."—San Francisco Chronicle

Author Biographies:

Glenn Keator is a freelance teacher, botanist, and writer. He has taught courses and led field trips on native plants for the California Academy of Sciences, the Yosemite Association, Golden Gate Park's Strybing Arboretum, and many other arboretums and nature centers around the country. He is the author of several books on plants, including The Life of an Oak. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Linda Yamane traces her ancestry to the Rumsien, the native people of the Monterey area. She is an artist, writer, researcher, and cultural demonstrator living in Seaside, California. She is also a contributing editor to News From Native California and was on the founding board of the California Indian Basketweavers Association.