Book

Hoare, Ben, author.

The secret world of plants : tales of more than 100 remarkable flowers, trees, and seeds / written by Ben Hoare ; illustrated by Kaley McKean.

First American edition.

New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022.

©2022

191 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm

Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals.

Plants -- Juvenile literature.

Informational works.

McKean, Kaley, illustrator.

Includes index.

Subtitle from cover.

World of plants - Leaves - Flowers - Seeds --- LEAVES : Phytoplankton - Sphagnum moss - Ancient plants - Cycad - Tree fern - Colossal leaves - Monkey puzzle tree - Quaking aspen - Venus flytrap - Meat-eating plants - Mother of thousands - Sensitive plant - Plants that move - European larch - Bougainvillea - Plant pores --- STEMS AND TRUNKS : Horsetail - Pampas grass - Bamboo - Living stone - Barrel cactus - Plant defenses - Sweet pea - Red river gum - Dazzling bark - Giant sequoia - Arctic willow - Made from trees - Baobab - Grass tree --- ROOTS AND BULBS : Air plant - Mangrove - Strangler fig - Cassava - Flavorings - Clover - Kapok - Living root bridge - Snowdrop - Underground stores - Tulip --- FLOWERS : Seagrass - Antarctic pearlworti - Foxglove - Plant products - Lotus - Coralroot orchid - Corpse flower - Night pollination - Titan arum - Wolfsbane - Bee orchid - Copycat plants - Hibiscus - Blue bloom - Japanese cherry - Blossom --- FRUITS AND CONES : Pomelo - Strawberry - Useful fruits - Dragon fruit - Banana - Forest feast - Pumpkin - Mistletoe - Lodgepole pine - Cones - Pollen cloud --- SEEDS AND NUTS : Wheat - Tasty seeds - Corn - Coffee - Dandelion - Desert in bloom - Cuipo tree - Oak - Spreading seeds - Squirting cucumber - Coco de mer - Plants of the world.

Leaves -- Stems and trunks -- Roots and bulbs -- Flowers -- Fruits and cones -- Seeds and nuts.

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