Author: Katy Pike
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094755
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Poisonous plants; Wasp; Venus flytrap.
Plants that Bite Back
Author: Katy Pike
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094755
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Poisonous plants; Wasp; Venus flytrap.
Publisher: Blake Education
ISBN: 9781865094755
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Poisonous plants; Wasp; Venus flytrap.
Fly Traps!
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Martin Jenkins is fascinated by plants that eat animals. He sets off in search of them, finding squishy bladderworts, sticky sundews, snapping venus flytraps and hundreds of slippery pitcher plants. But will he find the biggest carnivorous plant?
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Martin Jenkins is fascinated by plants that eat animals. He sets off in search of them, finding squishy bladderworts, sticky sundews, snapping venus flytraps and hundreds of slippery pitcher plants. But will he find the biggest carnivorous plant?
Plants Bite Back
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1409367428
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Learn about the lives of unusual flora with Plants Bite Back, this Level 3 DK Reader, now in ebook format. Help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about the fascinating plants from around the world that survive by attacking. The highly pictorial stories have lively illustrations and a rich vocabulary with challenging sentence structure - ideal for children who are just beginning to read alone. Plants Bite Back is perfect for reading aloud and you'll both love the playful images.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1409367428
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Learn about the lives of unusual flora with Plants Bite Back, this Level 3 DK Reader, now in ebook format. Help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about the fascinating plants from around the world that survive by attacking. The highly pictorial stories have lively illustrations and a rich vocabulary with challenging sentence structure - ideal for children who are just beginning to read alone. Plants Bite Back is perfect for reading aloud and you'll both love the playful images.
Plants Bite Back!
Author: Richard Platt
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789447555
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Series -Eyewitness readers- from covers.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789447555
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Series -Eyewitness readers- from covers.
Plants that Bite Back
Author: katy Pike
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865098388
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Poisonous plants; Wasp; Venus flytrap.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865098388
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Poisonous plants; Wasp; Venus flytrap.
In Defense of Plants
Author: Matt Candeias
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1642504548
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1642504548
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.
DK Super Readers Level 4 Plants Bite Back
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744068371
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about different kinds of dangerous plants with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 4: Plants Bite Back will introduce kids to a parade of dangerous plants—including carnivorous plants, plants that sting, and poisonous plants—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 4 and 5 reading skills. Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as plants, flora, and the natural world. Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Grades 4 and 5) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744068371
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about different kinds of dangerous plants with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 4: Plants Bite Back will introduce kids to a parade of dangerous plants—including carnivorous plants, plants that sting, and poisonous plants—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 4 and 5 reading skills. Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as plants, flora, and the natural world. Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Grades 4 and 5) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.
Carnivorous Plants
Author: Dan Torre
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789141133
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
An exploration of the science and cultural significance of carnivorous plants, now in paperback. Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume small creatures. As a result, they are often depicted as killers in films and literature—from Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors to the world-dominating plants of The Day of the Triffids—yet many people regard carnivorous plants as exotic and beautiful specimens to collect and display. In this abundantly illustrated and highly entertaining book, Dan Torre describes the evolution, structure, and scientific background of carnivorous plants. Examining their cultural and social history, he also shows how they have inspired our imagination and been represented in art, literature, cinema, animation, and popular culture. From the Venus flytrap—a species endemic to the Carolinas—to pitcher plants, this fascinating history of these singular, arresting, beautiful, yet deadly plants is certain to be devoured.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789141133
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
An exploration of the science and cultural significance of carnivorous plants, now in paperback. Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume small creatures. As a result, they are often depicted as killers in films and literature—from Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors to the world-dominating plants of The Day of the Triffids—yet many people regard carnivorous plants as exotic and beautiful specimens to collect and display. In this abundantly illustrated and highly entertaining book, Dan Torre describes the evolution, structure, and scientific background of carnivorous plants. Examining their cultural and social history, he also shows how they have inspired our imagination and been represented in art, literature, cinema, animation, and popular culture. From the Venus flytrap—a species endemic to the Carolinas—to pitcher plants, this fascinating history of these singular, arresting, beautiful, yet deadly plants is certain to be devoured.
The Day the Plants Fought Back
Author: Belinda O'Keefe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781775435686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two boisterous boys who made lots of noise, found it dreadfully hard to be good; always charging and barging, fighting and biting, and not acting quite as they should. Patrick and Wayne drove their parents insane, but they could be good if they tried. Still, theyd roar and theyd claw, theyd scoot and theyd shoot until someone eventually cried. An action-packed, hilarious story about two wild, rascally boys and the trouble they cause in the garden, until the plants decide to teach them a lesson ... because, as the boys discover, plants have eyes and ears too!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781775435686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two boisterous boys who made lots of noise, found it dreadfully hard to be good; always charging and barging, fighting and biting, and not acting quite as they should. Patrick and Wayne drove their parents insane, but they could be good if they tried. Still, theyd roar and theyd claw, theyd scoot and theyd shoot until someone eventually cried. An action-packed, hilarious story about two wild, rascally boys and the trouble they cause in the garden, until the plants decide to teach them a lesson ... because, as the boys discover, plants have eyes and ears too!
Plants that Bite Back
Author: Phoebe Wahab
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnivorous plants
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description