Introduces some of the planets trickiest plants, and explains how varieties including poison ivy, devils thorn, and the Venus fly trap are able to protect and feed themselves by stinging, trapping, and poisoning other living things.

Introduces plant life, specific types such as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as single cells, germination, and photosynthesis.

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.

Introduces the structure and life cycle of plants and discusses their use as food and for other purposes, and carnivorous and aquatic plants.

This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about why plants are so essential. In this book, young readers will learn all about different plants' parts, life cycles, habitats and more, before going on a journey through a year in a plant's life. Essential scientific topics, such as pollination and photosynthesis, are explained in kid-friendly language, with helpful diagrams. A two-page map helps kids...

Presents advice for bringing elements of the wilderness back into the urban landscape, with ideas for planting trees and observing animals and examples of children interacting with nature in cities around the world.

"Follow a classroom of diverse kindergartners as they plant seeds in their garden, tend the growing plants, and harvest the vegetables. Clear, bright photographs show the plant life cycle"--

An introduction to plants for families everywhere. Discover 15 plants with incredible powers, then learn how to grow them. Meet each plant's surprising relations, and discover their history.