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"Fascinating images accompany information about killer plants. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Flowering plants, cone-bearing plants, ferns, and mosses make up the four main plant groups. But did you know that each of these groups has a different life cycle? Or that some plants reproduce with seeds and others reproduce with spores? This book investigates the life cycles of each of the four main plant groups. --Amazon.com.

Plants only make their own foodright? Not pitcher plants! Most pitcher plants draw in insects with their sweet-smelling nectar and slowly digest them. There is one kind of pitcher plant that likes to snack on tree shrews, too. The bizarre eating habits of the pitcher plant are sure to fascinate and delight readers as they learn how this plants digestive system works, its habitat, and more. Full-color photographs and a simple diagram allow readers...

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces how avocados grow to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces how bell peppers grow to young readers through leveled text and related photos"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents information about growing plants in hanging containers, discussing safety precautions and how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and containers, with instructions for making containers, including one for upside-down plants.

"Beneath the forest floor, drifting through the air, and growing inside other living things, fungi are everywhere. Fungi break down waste and help plants and animals grow, but they can also destroy buildings and turn ants into zombies! From tiny microbes to the largest living thing, this is a world of strange shapes, magical colors, and fascinating science"--Back cover.

Once covering almost 40 percent of the United States, native prairie is today one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. "Plant a Pocket of Prairie" teaches children how changes in one part of the system affect every other part: when prairie plants are destroyed, the animals who eat those plants and live on or around them are harmed as well. Root shows what happens when we work to restore the prairies, encouraging readers to "plant a pocket...

The Cat in the Hat tells children what plants are used for, how plants grow, and the different parts of a plant.

Describes the types of plants that are grown on the farm throughout the year and the different things they are used for.