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Perfectly peculiar plants / Chris Thorogood ; illustrated by Catell Ronca.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lake Forest, CA : Words & Pictures, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2018Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786032867
  • 1786032864
Subject(s):
Contents:
What's so great about plants? -- Giant waterlily -- Pebble plant -- Queen of the night cactus -- Sundew -- How do plants get energy? -- Strangler fig -- Saguaro cactus -- Pitcher plant -- Baobab tree -- Living side by side -- Ant plant -- Tank bromeliad -- Tree shrew toilet pitcher -- Bucket orchid -- Can plants talk? -- Mopane -- Dead horse arum -- Bee orchid -- Rafflesia -- Why do plants have flowers? -- Burdock -- Titan arum -- Sea bean -- Can plants move? -- Venus flytrap -- Squirting cucumber -- Resurrection plant -- Air plant -- Protecting plants.
Summary: As you explore these amazing species, gain a foundation of knowledge about the plant kingdom. How do plants get energy? Can plants talk? Why do plants have flowers? Can plants move? Learn how plants get energy and nutrients, how animals and plants work together, how plants can send out chemical messages, and finally, how to protect plants and their habitats. Bursting with color, there's something new and unexpected to discover on every page of this celebration of fierce and fabulous plants.-- Amazon.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 580.222 T516 Checked out 05/12/2024 33111009797115
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 580.222 T516 Available 33111010488944
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

As you explore these amazing species, gain a foundation of knowledge about the plant kingdom. How do plants get energy? Can plants talk? Why do plants have flowers? Can plants move? Learn how plants get energy and nutrients, how animals and plants work together, how plants can send out chemical messages, and finally, how to protect plants and their habitats. Bursting with color, there's something new and unexpected to discover on every page of this celebration of fierce and fabulous plants.-- Amazon.

What's so great about plants? -- Giant waterlily -- Pebble plant -- Queen of the night cactus -- Sundew -- How do plants get energy? -- Strangler fig -- Saguaro cactus -- Pitcher plant -- Baobab tree -- Living side by side -- Ant plant -- Tank bromeliad -- Tree shrew toilet pitcher -- Bucket orchid -- Can plants talk? -- Mopane -- Dead horse arum -- Bee orchid -- Rafflesia -- Why do plants have flowers? -- Burdock -- Titan arum -- Sea bean -- Can plants move? -- Venus flytrap -- Squirting cucumber -- Resurrection plant -- Air plant -- Protecting plants.

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