02024cam a2200373 i 4500 1004786446 TxAuBib 20231011120000.0 230905s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023064884 9781959244011 hc. $18.99 1959244019 hc. $18.99 TxAuBib rda Briseño, Stephen, author. Queen of Leaves [Book] : the story of botanist Ynes Mexia / written by Stephen Briseño ; illustrated by Isabel Muñoz. Seattle, WA : The Innovation Press, [2023] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "The wax palm knows what it's like to defy the odds. Ynes Mexia knew it too. Queen of Leaves tells the true story of Ynes Mexia, the inspiring and fearless Mexican-American adventurer-botanist, and her quest to find the mysterious wax palm tree. Ynes enrolled in university in her 50s, at an age when women were not expected to be students. There she discovered botany -- a passion that would lead her all over the world on many adventures and change the study of botany forever. She went on to lead expeditions gathering plant and flower samples for universities and museums around the globe, introduce the botany world to the elusive wax palm tree, and forever cement herself as the Queen of Leaves"-- Provided by publisher. 20231011. Mexía, Ynés 1870-1938. Women botanizers United States Biography. Botanizers United States Biography. Women Biography. Picture books. Muñoz, Isabel, illustrator. RV8