plants

Traveling from Lake Victoria in Burundi, to Cairo, Egypt, readers will explore the world's longest river as they learn about the landscape, ancient civilizations, and historic landmarks on the Nile, as well as the people who currently rely on river.

Examines the various causes of plant extinction, including deforestation, invasive species, and global warming. Features color photographs, a quiz, a glossary, and further resources.

Examines how plants help humans survive and thrive from providing food to supplying our planet with oxygen. Includes a glossary, a website for further information, and color photographs.

Triggering a Venus flytrap takes the lightest touch from an insect s wing or a spider s legs. Unlike many plants the Venus flytrap doesn t only get nutrition from photosynthesis. Readers learn all about how the Venus flytrap draws in bugs to eat as well as how they re digested by the plant. The main content includes science curriculum information such as plant structures habitat facts and other unique elements of this plant s life cycle. Fun fact boxes and full color photographs provide readers with the juicy details of how the trap works and what it looks like in action.

Provides an introduction to the people and research behind the fields of botany, plant sociology, ecology, and biodiversity, discussing the origins of natural history, botanical gardens, the evolution of plants, medicinal herbs, plant anatomy, and other topics.

Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they function in plant reproduction.

Explains the functions of different parts of a plant, including seeds and shoots, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, and stems.

Simple text and illustrations describe different parts of plants, covering roots, stems, and leaves.

"Have you ever seen a tree at the grocery store buying dinner? Probably not! Plants create their food in a very different way. They make their own food through photosynthesis"--Provided by publisher.