Describes how plants live and grow, discusses conifers, ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi, looks at pollination and photosynthesis, and tells how we use plants

Describes how plants live and grow, discusses conifers, ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi, looks at pollination and photosynthesis, and tells how we use plants

Presents facts about a wide variety of plants, their structures, adaptations to varied environments, and interactions with animals and human beings.

Introduces various scientific principles about botany and plants and presents simple experiments which illustrate them.

Describes various unpleasant plants, including those that kill off other trees to grow stronger, those that feed off of rotting animals and other plants, and those that smell like rotten meat.

Product Description: "Engaging images accompany information about disgusting plants. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Product Description: Do plants really eat insects? This introductory book will provide the answers to young scientists big questions about plants. Provides age-appropriate text to fuel and inspire young readers to want to learn more. A wealth of bright photos and images accompany the inviting text that even reluctant readers will find appealing...read more

Describes different types of flowers and how they grow

Presents in questions and answer format information about how all kinds of plants live, breathe and reproduce

Studies the highly visible and diverse world of trees, flowers, and other green-and-growing things, with their distinct ways of reproduction, respiration, photosynthesis, and nourishment

Product Description: Provides simple information about plant oddities, including bad smelling flowers, giant pinecones, and the oldest trees.Title: Freaky Plant FactsAuthor: Lawrence, EllenPublisher: Bearport Pub Co IncPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201201862...read more

Introduces children to ordinary objects that are found in a garden, such as animals, insects, and garden tools, and to the different parts they have

A collection of miscellaneous facts about nature, animals, plants, and the human body

A look at plants offers a definition of plants and answers such questions as, 'Where do raisins grow?,' 'What is a rainforest?,' and 'How do water plants float?'

Questions and answers explore the world of plants, covering such aspects as leaves, roots, stems, seeds, and fruit.

Limnological Analyses, a classic, second, thoroughly updated edition, consists of a series of carefully designed and tested field and laboratory exercises covering the full scope of limnology. It provides the student with a solid foundation in this complex multidisciplinary field of ecology and illustrates modern experimental approaches. Among the topics covered by such exercises are: major physical components of lakes and streams; important mineral nutrients; cycling of organic matter; benthic fauna; primary productivity of phytoplankton; quantitative methods in biota analysis; diurnal changes; experimental manipulation of model ecosystems; effects of sewage outfall and other human activities; whole ecosystem and community analyses. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory section and concludes with questions for the student and a selection of suggested reading. Teachers and students of limnology will value Limnological Analyses for its highly structured, concise presentation. Its research-oriented approach encourages active participation.

Product Description: Provides information on a variety of developments in the plant world, from trees of record-breaking size to plants that eat animals.

Product Description: Books in the Extreme Nature series reveal examples of some of the most bizarre, amazing, and extreme events in the natural world. This book looks at peculiar plants, including the world's tallest trees, freakiest flowers, and even plants that catch animals for dinner!

Introduces how plants live and grow, medicinal plants, fungi, and carnivorous plants, and describes the kinds of plants that live in different types of habitats. (view table of contents)

Uses a question and answer format to discuss the structure and function of plants.

'Simple text and color photographs introduce different kinds of plant patterns'--Provided by publisher.