Madeline Harley and Rob Kesseler (Papadakis Publisher) 2005 264 pages in full colour Hardcover (H235) A very special book, one of the most visually magnificent to be reviewed on these pages. The authors are Madeline Harley, Head of the Palynology Unit at the UK's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Rob Kessler who is an artist working with Kew. Their collaboration concerns the perfect design of pollen grains. These are too small to be seen without a microscope, and this book brings the most amazing photographs of pollen grains and flowers, fruit and (just one) bee, and describes the remarkable events from pollination to fertilisation, and the impact of pollen on our lives. While it is the images that make the book so unique, the text is also useful. Chapters include: The art and science of pollen; No pollen no flowers; No flowers no pollen; Picturing the invisible; and Pixillated pollen. This is a large and heavy hardback book that will surely become a classic. Order usually dispatched between 4-6 weeks.