plant ecology

Introduces readers to the process of pollination, illustrated with botanical artwork that brings each tiny detail to life, and also reminds us why it's important to take action to protect our pollinators.

Focuses on the importance of pollinators and the extinction crisis, what is threatening pollinators, what we can do to help pollinators, and what is already being done to combat the pollinator extinction crisis. This series lays out environmental problems in easy-to-understand language and provides practical advice to readers about meaningful ways they can influence important change for our planet. Part of our 21st Century Skills Library, this series presents high-interest natural science nonfiction content with a timely focus.

"Ants have legs and scurry about. Plants have roots and are stuck in one place. Ants breathe oxygen; plants breathe carbon dioxide. Ants and plants are different, but they have similar needs. . . . Readers will find out how these living things get food, grow up, and talk to their friends"--Provided by publisher.

Lyrical text and color photographs follow mighty pollinators doing what they do best. Includes information about pollinators and pollination.

The royal place of Wakanda is one of the most secure facilities on this planet- or any others. So, the anxiety Shuri feels when she's jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace- and succeed- is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious "symbiote" with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to the Jabari- Lands, a remote, unforgiving part of the country she has never seen. And what she discovers will be more shocking than she could have imagined...

"The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet--or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she's jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace--and succeeded--is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious 'symbiote' with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to the Jabari Lands, a remote, unforgiving part of the country she has never seen. And what she discovers will be more shocking than she could have imagined"--Amazon.

Looks at the role of plants in different ecosystems, discussing what climate change means for plants and more.

"The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet--or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she's jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace--and succeeded--is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious 'symbiote' with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to the Jabari Lands, a remote, unforgiving part of the country she has never seen. And what she discovers will be more shocking than she could have imagined"--Amazon.

"Readers will discover that trees have their own social network, and helping one another thrive is trending . . . a seedling, newly sprouted at the base of a giant tree . . . stretches its roots into an underground web of fungi, it learns that its fellow trees use the fungi to pass messages and share resources! It will take great luck for this tiny seedling to survive, but it will have help from its friends in the forest"--Provided by publisher.

"Plants turn sunlight into food, produce oxygen, and provide people with food, clothing, medicine, and much, much more. What's more, they can communicate. This . . . book takes readers inside plant communication, a place where chemicals, sounds, and smells become the synapses, words, and motions of the plant world"--Amazon.