"Presents some of the most crazy-but-true stories about the living world as well as a handful of stories that are too crazy to be true--and asks readers to separate facts from the fakes!"--Provided by publisher.
The author learned to appreciate nature in a unique way---by focusing on one plant species at a time, then one single plant, and then the single components of that plant. In so doing she came to understand that to really see the natural world is to understand everything in it.
Feature a compendium of the incredible diversity of plants found around the world from perennials and crops to exotic, tropical flora. Includes resources for further information.
Photographs and simple text written to the melody of the classic song "Home on the Range" introduce children to the characteristics of desert, tropical rainforest, arctic, and forest habitats.
Photographs and simple text help students learn how plants grow, describing how the soil, sun, water, and roots work together to help a plant grow out of a small seed.
