From Another Kingdom : Amazing World of Fungi PB

From Another Kingdom
Paperback
176 pages.
Fungi play a crucial role in supporting life on Earth and we humans benefit directly through an array of fungal products including foods and medicines. This book explores our relationship with fungi and our complex cultural attitudes towards them. With chapters including fungal biology and chemistry. Plus essential chapters on cultivation so you can grow your own edible mushrooms like oyster and shiitake. And foraging for wild mushrooms as well as vital conservation. There is also a recipe section at the back with mouthwatering dishes to try.

Written for the non-specialist in clear English, and bringing to life the extraordinary diversity and beauty of fungi through stunning images, this book provides a fascinating introduction to a group of organisms whose lifestyle means they remain largely out of sight, overlooked and forgotten. The reality is that there is much for which fungi should be thanked.

Fungi fun facts:
Did you know that though fungi have often been lumped in with plants they are in fact not plants or animals, but a separate kingdom in their own right. They are actually closer to animals than to plants in the tree of life.
And:
about 90% of plants depend on fungi forming
mutually beneficial associations with their roots, to provide them with water and nutrients.
And:
Some individual colonies of honey fungi can grow to cover 900 hectares and are possibly the heaviest organisms on the planet at around 150 metric tones!