fungi

Discusses the characteristics of fungi and describes specific members of this class, including mushrooms, molds, and lichens.

Presents a children's study of molds and fungi, the varieties of fungi including puffballs, earthstars, bracket fungi, truffles, and morels, as well as information on plant diseases and uses in medicine.

Explores the appearance, characteristics, and behavior of protists and fungi, lifeforms which are neither plants nor animals, using specific examples such as algae, mold, and mushrooms.

While the students are home for spring vacation, the fungus they are growing in their classroom grows and grows and takes over the entire school.

Presents color-illustrated profiles of more than one hundred species of mushrooms and other fungi, describing their physical features, habitats, and unique traits.

Surveys the world of non-green plants that don't need light to survive, introducing the varieties, physical structures, reproduction, and role in the ecosystems. Includes a classification chart of fungi.

Surveys the world of fungi and lichens, discussing such aspects as fungi and decay, parasites, pollution, plant partnerships, edible and poisonous fungi, and antibiotics.

Discusses the behavior and adaptations of unusual plants, including strange flowers, ways of growing, storing water, feeding on insects, and more.

This book introduces the fungi kingdom, from familiar mushrooms to unicellular yeasts, and examines the types of fungi, their reproductive methods, and how they feed.

Full-color illustrated photographs describe the habitats, life cycles, and other characteristics of organisms in the Fungus Kingdom.