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When plants took over the planet / Dr. Chris Thorogood ; illustrated by Amy Grimes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Incredible evolutionPublisher: Mission Viejo, CA : QEB Publishing, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780711261280
  • 0711261288
Other title:
  • When plants took over the planet : the amazing story of plant evolution
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Where do plants come from? -- Our green planet -- The plant family tree -- When seaweeds surfaced -- When plants conquered land -- When fern unfurled -- When horsetails were huge -- When seed plants surfaced -- When seed plants spread -- When conifers conquered -- When flowers formed -- When flowers flourished -- Peculiar paleo plants -- A multitude of monocots -- Eudicot dominance -- Flowering plants today -- Plants and people.
Summary: "This large-format, highly illustrated book will guide readers through the key aspects of the life of plants, from early ferns which were most certainly munched on by dinosaurs, to carnivorous plants that snap and attack' their prey, or powerful medicinal plants that can heal ailments and boost health. Mysterious and wonderful plants and trees are explored through the diverse habitats they're found in, from the Amazon Rainforest to the Sahara Desert, and through the animals found living on them or amongst them. This book also explores how humans use - and abuse - our precious plants, and how reliant are we all on the survival of our planet's network of botanical life"--Publisher's description.
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 581.38 T516 Available 33111010678676
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 581.38 T516 Available 33111010576102
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the incredible story of how plant life grew to cover the surface of planet Earth, from long before human life existed up to the present day.



This large-format, highly illustrated book will guide readers through the key aspects of the life of plants, from early ferns which were most certainly munched on by dinosaur s, to carnivorous plants that snap and 'attack' their prey , or powerful medicinal plants that can heal ailments and boost health.



Mysterious and wonderful plants and trees are explored through the diverse habitats they're found in, from the Amazon Rainforest to the Sahara Desert , and through the animals found living on them or amongst them.



This book also explores how humans use - and abuse - our precious plants, and how reliant we all are on the survival of our planet's network of botanical life.



When Plants Took Over the Planet is the latest in the Incredible Evolution series, a beautifully illustrated set of books rich with facts about how life developed on the planet.



Discover incredible stories of ancient species in When the Whales Walked , and explore the ancestry of the human race in When We Became Humans .

Includes index.

"This large-format, highly illustrated book will guide readers through the key aspects of the life of plants, from early ferns which were most certainly munched on by dinosaurs, to carnivorous plants that snap and attack' their prey, or powerful medicinal plants that can heal ailments and boost health. Mysterious and wonderful plants and trees are explored through the diverse habitats they're found in, from the Amazon Rainforest to the Sahara Desert, and through the animals found living on them or amongst them. This book also explores how humans use - and abuse - our precious plants, and how reliant are we all on the survival of our planet's network of botanical life"--Publisher's description.

Where do plants come from? -- Our green planet -- The plant family tree -- When seaweeds surfaced -- When plants conquered land -- When fern unfurled -- When horsetails were huge -- When seed plants surfaced -- When seed plants spread -- When conifers conquered -- When flowers formed -- When flowers flourished -- Peculiar paleo plants -- A multitude of monocots -- Eudicot dominance -- Flowering plants today -- Plants and people.

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