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40 pp.
| Simon/Beach Lane |
February, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-1260-6$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Carolyn Fisher.
The durability of weeds is here celebrated as an example of plant adaptation; they're survivors rather than invaders (an offbeat point of view for gardeners!). Cheery mixed-media and collage illustrations and imagery-rich, hand-lettered text capture the carefree, random quality of seed dispersal. Further information about some two dozen widespread varieties such as dandelion and thistle is appended.