Plant parts

Describes the two major types of roots and how they help plants stay in place and stand upright, and how they transport water and other nutrients from the ground to the rest of the plant, and discusses root vegetables.

Learn about how seeds help plants live and grow.

Describes what a seed is, how a seed grows, how it travels, and more.

Describes why plants have fruit, what seeds are, how plants spread seeds, and more.

Provides readers with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the role of flowers, their structure and how they are designed to enable plants to reproduce.

Close-up photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the specific role stems play in the world of plants.

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

Stems may not be one of the flashiest plant parts, but they’re certainly one of the most important. This text introduces readers to plant stems and uses age-appropriate language to explain what they look like, how they grow, and what role they play in a plant’s life. Readers will walk away understanding plant parts work together for the plant’s survival. Written to support key life science concepts, this text makes it fun to learn about plant parts.

One of the most important plant parts is something we can’t always see: Roots! This volume shows readers why roots are essential to plant growth and survival. Key topics include roots’ role in taking in water, anchoring plants in the ground, and more. Highly detailed color photographs allow readers to see this often hidden plant part, which encourages readers to visualize what they’re reading. Age-appropriate text supports elementary science curricula.

There are thousands of plant species in the world, and each one has leaves that look different from other kinds of plants. No matter what leaves look like, they’re one of a plant’s most important parts. This text covers key life science concepts such as photosynthesis. Readers will see different shapes and sizes of leaves through highly detailed color photographs, which complement the text. By the end of the book, readers will see that there’s more to leaves than meets the eye!.