What do spies, strawberries and tea have in common? Is there a connection between the Rock tree peony and rock and roll? Do you need an engineer to make a rubber hat out of wood? You will find answers to these and other questions in the popular science adventure novel by Katya Astafieff. A passionate lover of plants and adventures will tell you about people who went on risky expeditions to the ends of the world to discover green gold there - 10 unique plants, many of which have long become familiar to us. Each of the characters in this book could be a prototype of Indiana Jones or James Bond. Thanks to them, we drink tea, grow rhubarb in the garden, feast on kiwi and admire the beautiful tree-like peonies.