Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. One Green Men 1
5. Two Leaf History 21
6. Three Green Machinery 43
7. Four Nature’s Fabric 66
8. Five Leaf Economics 90
9. Six Metamorphosis 107
10. Seven Architecture 133
11. Eight Shapes and Edges 158
12. Nine Surfaces 179
13. Ten Veins 200
14. Eleven Color 217
15. Twelve Food 234
16. Thirteen Homes 251
17. Fourteen Movements 269
18. Fifteen Seeing Leaves 286
19. Acknowledgments 309
20. Appendix A: Leaf Terminology 313
21. Notes for Appendix A 331
22. Appendix B: Drying and Preserving Leaves for Craft Projects 334
23. Appendix C: Leaves for School Science Labs and Projects 340
24. Chapter Notes 347
25. Illustration Notes 426
26. Index 443