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24 pp.
| Bearport |
August, 2012 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-61772-586-9$23.93
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K-3Plant-ology series.
General information on many aspects of plant life is condensed for young children and set against crisp, dramatic color photos. The texts suffer from choppy writing, but more engaging are helpful labels paired with close-ups of plant parts, seed dispersal, adaptations, and various fascinating specimens. Each volume includes an appended experiment for aspiring botanists. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Plant-ology titles: Amazing Plant Bodies, Cooking with Sunshine, Freaky Plant Facts, From Bird Poop to Wind, Meat-Eating Plants, Poison Petals, Prickly Plants, and What Lily Gets from Bee.