World's Weirdest Plants: Sets 1 ? 2
World's Weirdest Plants
The Venus flytrap is famous for luring in and eating
bugs and small animals. However, it isn't the only carnivorous plant. The
pitcher plant makes sweet nectar that draws insects in to their doom. Readers
with a green thumb and an eye for the weird will love learning about the odd
members of the plant world, including the ruthless banyan tree, the smelly
dragon arum, and underwater forests made of kelp. Each plant's habitat, unique
traits, and prey are included in the main content, which is written in
accessible language for curious elementary readers.
• Engages readers with a
new way of looking at plants and their life cycles while also addressing an
important part of the science curriculum
• Photographs allow readers to view
uncommon plants up close in full color
• Full-page diagram of each plant
highlights special structures, as well as those common to most
plants