Taha Ebrahimi — 'Street Trees of Seattle' at Seward Park

We're delighted to welcome Taha Ebrahimi to our Seward Park store—for one of two neighborhood presentations at Third Place Books! Ebrahimi will be discussing her new book, , inviting readers to slow down and embrace an analog approach to tree-spotting during their urban meanderings. This event is free and open to the public.

And there's more! Taha will be visiting our Ravenna store on April 25th for a presentation on street trees specific to the neighborhood.

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• Want to discover which neighborhood has the highest concentration of cherry street trees when cherry blossoms are at their peak?
• Eager to stroll down the only street lined with western red cedars?
• Curious how monkey puzzle trees made their way to the city?

Using data visualization as a starting point, the author takes readers on a tour of existing street trees throughout Seattle's neighborhoods and iconic parks through charming line drawings and maps. In the process, she educates readers on the history of the trees and the city, and offers up drawings of trees, leaves, and leaflets to identify trees throughout 33 different neighborhoods. The oldest, widest, tallest, and most notable of each species are highlighted, so urban adventurers can fully appreciate their surroundings or design their own walking routes to experience these natural wonders in their favorite areas of the city.
The book is organized alphabetically by neighborhood and each area:

• Showcases a species of tree
• Includes a history of the tree and/or neighborhood
• Offers maps and callouts for spotting the best street specimens

In an increasingly digital world, the book invites readers to slow down and embrace an analog approach to tree-spotting during their urban meanderings. With its useful but whimsical package, Street Trees of Seattle offers a handy way to explore our urban natural treasures.

Taha Ebrahimi is director of Tableau Public, a free platform to explore, create and publicly share online data visualizations about publicly available data. She is also a “celebrity” judge of Iron Viz, the world’s largest virtual data visualization competition. She is passionate about the storytelling power of data visualization to democratize the understanding of complex data insights. Taha is also the co-chair of the Cal Anderson Park Alliance and a contributor to Crosscut where she writes about things like local mapmaking. She began her career as a journalist at The Seattle Times, has taught writing at the University of Pittsburgh, and has been a recipient of fellowships granted by The Thomas J. Watson Foundation (IBM) and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Avenue South, Seattle, United States