plants

Offers an evolutionary perspective of the plant world from the time of the earliest life forms.

Simple, leveled text helps readers access information about plants.

Presents in question and answer format information about how all kinds of plants live, breathe, and reproduce. An activities section is included.

Examines clues about the evolution of flowers, traveling to the Hengduan Mountains of China, where a flower fossil from the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered and where many popular plants, including rhododendrons, primroses, and clematis, originated.

Looks at the science behind plant behavior, including communication, cooperation, and attacking.

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. On board pages.