Product Description: Leaves carry out a vital job for all flowering plants, they enable plants to make food. This book provides readers with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the role of leaves, their structure and how they are brilliantly designed to do this job...read more

Product Description: "Explores how photosynthesis constantly powers the inner workings of our world."--

There are trillions of stars in the universe, but we rely on our sun to provide (or contribute to) most of what we need to survive and thrive: heat, light, plants, animals, wind, and water. Complete with fun, cartoon illustrations, Robert Wells's new book gives kids plenty of information about our sun in an easy-to-read and digest format. By focusing on the needs of an elephant, Wells makes clear just how important the sun is to life on Earth.

Plants Make Their Own Food (My Science Library)

Part of a series for students of age 11-14, offering introductions to science syllabuses. This book introduces readers to the plants that inhabit various corners of the globe. It helps them find out what plants need to stay healthy, learn about how we use plants in everyday life for food and medicine, and discover how plants reproduce.