plants

Text and illustrations present a collection of activities that look at the science behind plants and other living things.

Introduces a plant's life cycle, explaining how seeds grow into flowers and trees.

Seeking a rare flower that might cure her baby sister's illness, fourteen-year-old Piper Canfield, her brother Creeper, friend Tad, and two guides go to the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp, where great danger awaits.

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Includes detachable seed-embedded paper to be planted.

Crazy Dave's brainy niece Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nathan Timely, and a batch of bold plants discover a secret plan for a zombie uprising so the rare Boom Boom Mushroom must be found in order to save the humans above ground.

Readers will find out strategies for working in deserts, such as using solar power and even burning human waste!.

Simple text and photographs look at the different parts of plants.

Poppy is a tiny girl and Sam is a tiny bear, and they live in hollowed-out pumpkins in a garden and are friends with some of the plants and animals that live there. Someone is stealing Basil's leaves! Who could it be?.

"Dr. Zomboss erroneously believes that all humans hold a secret desire to run away and join the circus, so he aims to use his new 'Big Z's Adequately Amazing Flytrap Circus' to lure Neighborville's citizens to their doom! Once plant-friendly neighborhood defenders Nate and Patrice infiltrate his show, Ringmaster Zomboss is in for a garden-ful of trouble!"--.

What can communicate but has no mouth, and can attack but has no hands? A plant! You might love the beauty and fragrance of flowers, but plants are far more complex than meets the eye. Some plants have ways of luring insects for pollination. Others mimic the look of the female insects whose male counterparts they want to attract. The Venus flytrap eats insects and other small animals for extra nourishment. You might see some of these ninja plants with their sneaky and deceitful ways in your own backyard. These plants might even be sitting on a windowsill in your home. This fascinating world of ninja plants is waiting to be discovered. Bibliography, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Further Reading, Index, Online Resources, Source Notes, Table of Contents, Websites.