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Dragon arum smells awful! / Janey Levy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: World's weirdest plantsPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538246399
  • 1538246392
  • 9781538246405
  • 1538246406
  • 9781538246382
  • 1538246384
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "When we think of flowering plants, we generally imagine those with a pleasant fragrance that draw bees to pollinate them. But some plants-such as dragon arum-are pollinated by flies. And flies prefer the smell of rotting meat to that of sweet nectar. Readers of this absorbing volume will learn fascinating facts about this strange plant, including what it looks like and where it grows, in addition to the reason for its awful odor. Accessible text highlights important elementary science concepts, and vivid images bring the text to life. Photo captions, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer enhance the main text"-- Provided by publisher.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 584.442 L668 Available 33111010516470
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When we think of flowering plants, we generally imagine those with a pleasant fragrance that draw bees to pollinate them. Introduce your readers to the dragon arum, which is pollinated by flies that prefer the smell of rotting meat to that of sweet nectar. Readers of this absorbing volume will learn fascinating facts about this strange plant, including what it looks like and where it grows, in addition to the reason for its awful odor. Accessible text highlights important elementary science concepts, and vivid images help readers closely examine a plant they may never get to see in real life. Fact boxes provide perfect report-writing data and a graphic organizer enhances the learning experience.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"When we think of flowering plants, we generally imagine those with a pleasant fragrance that draw bees to pollinate them. But some plants-such as dragon arum-are pollinated by flies. And flies prefer the smell of rotting meat to that of sweet nectar. Readers of this absorbing volume will learn fascinating facts about this strange plant, including what it looks like and where it grows, in addition to the reason for its awful odor. Accessible text highlights important elementary science concepts, and vivid images bring the text to life. Photo captions, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer enhance the main text"-- Provided by publisher.

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