I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast: A Celebration of Plants Around the World: 1

 
　　你知道製作鞋子的橡膠來自樹上嗎？好奇早餐吃的穀物麥片是生長在哪裡嗎？享受好吃蜂蜜的時候，有沒有想過要感謝勤勞的蜜蜂呢？世界上共有超過四十萬種植物，植物吸收陽光，行光合作用，從而產生的能量，製造出我們生活中吃的用的各種東西。從牙膏到車子的輪胎，再到平常喝的茶，植物在人類的生活中，扮演各種你想像得到或從未想過的重要角色。
 
　　本書不只以各種角度介紹植物小知識，也提供動手DIY的活動，教讀者利用菠菜或甜菜來染色，或是用玉米粉做史萊姆。這本製作精美的圖鑑知識書，讓世界等級的植物園就在你的手中開啟，快來一起發現植物的奧秘和滿滿的有趣知識吧！

　　Did you know that the rubber in your shoes came from a tree? Ever wondered where your breakfast cereal is grown? Have you remembered to thank a bee today for the food you ate for dinner last night? Get ready to learn everything you never knew about plants and then some!

　　Now in paperback, this illustrated compendium celebrates the plants you didn't even know you used, from your toothpaste to your car tires to the name of your great-great-aunt. This comprehensive overview also contains great plant projects you and your friends can try at home!

　　Review
　　Funny and clever, with illustrations that are a feast for the eye. An instant classic. -- Sir Tim Smit ― Co-founder of The Eden Project

　　A fun read from start to finish with some brilliant experiments. -- Neil Jones ― Chelsea Physics Garden

　　I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast (Flying Eye) is a compendium of plants so full of dazzling, delicious pictures that it's like opening up a world-class garden in your hands. ― The Guardian

　　Many books have celebrated plants, but this one feels special. ― The Observer

　　With a wonderful concept and beautiful execution (...) it is a book that will enthuse all that read it, both young and old. ― Garden Media Guild Award

　　Beautifully illustrated, this deserves to become a children's classic. ― The Daily Mail

　　I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast is a wonderful book with lots to do and plenty to learn without trying! A must for the library. ― North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award

　　Michael Holland has had a 25-year career at the eminent Chelsea Physic Garden in London, latterly as Head of Education for over 17 years. He has taught tens of thousands of people, aged 2 to 92, about the natural world.