botany

Women scientists from approximately the 16th through 20th centuries; presented by subject groups.

Explores the various uses of plants and identifies specific parts of plants and their function.

Describes what a plant is, what it needs to grow, its various parts, and more.

When Margaret and Casey see their father become weedy while working on his botany experiments, they worry that his plant-testing may not be entirely harmless.

Describes a tree's life cycle, how seeds are spread, the seeds and fruit that we eat, and more.

Learn how flowers, trees, and plants have been central to human experience not just as sources of food and medicine but as objects of worship, actors in creation myths, and symbols of war and peace, life and death.

Describes why plants have stems, how they carry water, different kinds of stems, and more.

"There are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes. Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses and poisonous plants like the New Zealand tree nettle show that plants can be just as dangerous, and freaky, as anything in the animal kingdom"--Amazon.com.

An illustrated introduction to the history and science of botany.