What Is a Plant? by Bobbie Kalman; Niki Walker
	List Price:   $25.27 Unit Price:   $20.22 You Save:   $5.05 (20%) ISBN-10:   0865059829 ISBN-13:   9780865059825 Publisher:   Crabtree Publishing Company Series:   The Science of Living Things Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Agriculture, Health/Nutrition, Science Books Pub. Date:   March 2000 Pages:   32 Format:   Library Binding Ages:   7 to 13 Grades:   2 to 8
Subjects
JUVENILE NONFICTION Science & Nature Botany
Description/Notes
Introduces plant life, specific types such as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as single cells, germination, and photosynthesis. The Science of Living Things series helps children understand that they are as connected to trees, rocks, and weather as the animals that live outdoors! This important series helps define the basic concept of life and investigates the incredible world of living things. Each book explores a basic scientific concept or animal using: -- easy-to-understand text -- clearly labeled diagrams -- exciting, full-color photographsPlants provide people and animals with food, shelter, and even oxygen. Plants help us live and grow, but how does a plant grow? Where do plants grow? What is a Plant? introduces young readers to a variety of plant types, including ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. This fact filled book explains: -- photosynthesis -- different methods of reproduction -- how seeds germinate and grow -- which types of plants grow in different climates -- how plants defend themselves For ages 6-12. Plants provide people and animals with food, shelter, and even oxygen. Plants help us live and grow, but how does a plant grow? Where do plants grow? This book introduces young readers to a variety of plant types, including ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. This fact-filled book explains: photosynthesis; different methods of reproduction; how seeds germinate and grow; which types of plants grow in different climates; how plants defend themselves.