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"There are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes! Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses and poisonous plants like the New Zealand tree nettle show...
3) Weird plants
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For the first time, this extraordinary compilation showcases weird, mysterious and bizarre plants from around the world. Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. Author Chris Thorogood showcases these plant behaviours, the interrelationships among plants, the interdependencies between plants and animals, and the intrigue of plant evolution. All types...
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"David Attenborough meets Lemony Snicket in The Big Bad Book of Botany, Michael Largo's entertaining and enlightening one-of-a-kind compendium of the world's most amazing and bizarre plants, their history, and their lore. The Big, Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild, wonderful, and weird plants. Some are so rare, they were once more valuable than gold. Some found in ancient mythology hold magical abilities, including the power to turn a...
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Features some of the stinkiest, strangest, and deadliest plants on earth.
Leveled by the respected Fountas and Pinnell leveling system, the Extreme Readers series is designed to enhance and nurture your child's reading development. Featuring high-interest topics, this unique nonfiction series offers dramatic photography, graphic illustrations, amazing facts, and a thrilling "extreme facts" list that will engage young readers and keep
...11) Q&A about plants
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Plants are the first living step on every food chain! These remarkable life-forms make life possible for the rest of us. Readers of this information-rich book will learn all about these chlorophyll powerhouses that keep our planet alive. Detailed illustrations help readers visualize parts and processes of plants, and to understand abstract concepts. They ll love the innovative Q & A format, searching for answers to questions they ve always wondered...
12) Northern ornamental deciduous evergreens with leaves opposite, alternate: the complete synoptic list
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Vanishing Press unauthorized editions volume no. 2
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