Young flowering plants are known as sprouts. Their stems grow up toward the Sun while their roots grow down to find water. Learn more about this plant's life cycle in Flowers.
Describes the geography, geology, ecosystem, biodiversity, history, uses, and future of wetlands biomes, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
"Discover the hidden magic of the Everglades in this . . . exploration of the wetland habitat . . . takes readers on a journey into . . . Florida's Everglades National Park. Over the swamp, the barred owl hoots, and the great egret swoops down on snowy wings. The slow mazes of waterways are quiet with the shush of reeds and grasses. But under the swamp's soft shadows, there's a whole hidden world of panthers and orchids, red-bellied turtles and raccoons, lurking alligators and singing frogs. This . . . illustrated nonfiction picture book reveals all the . . . creatures living just out of sight in the branches and depths over and under the wetland"--Publisher.
