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Crazy plants
Publication Information
New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2020]
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
Presents strange but true facts on plant adaptations, from succulents in the arid desert and insect-eating carnivorous plants to foul-smelling flowers and gigantic seeds.
Contents
- Extreme adaptations
- How do plants adapt to their environment?
- Very unusual nutrients
- Which plants get food from sources other than soil?
- Screaming for attention
- Which plants have the most unique flowers and scents?
- Weird fruits and seeds
- Which plants make the craziest fruits and seeds?
- The big truth: the rarest of the rare
- What are some of the most endangered plants on earth?
- Defense strategies
- Which plants have unique ways to protect themselves?
- Activity: design a plant
- True statistics.