Books in World of Plants series

This title looks at the types of plants that can be found in and around orchards. The text shows several orchard plants and explains what their roles are. Readers will learn how these plants grow, what they need to survive, and how they can be cared for. Colorful photographs and manageable language give young readers the resources to become excited about reading. This text introduces students to essential biology and life science concepts.

Readers will be fascinated by this informative nonfiction title about pond plants. Readers will study specific water plants, including water lilies, and learn how they grow and what contributions they offer to their habitat. Readers will discover how a pond ecosystem functions, reviewing the connections between freshwater animals and plants. Detailed photographs supplement information presented in the text. Describing basic life science concepts with manageable language, this text is a great supplement to the early elementary curriculum.

Have you ever thought about what might be happening beneath your feet?Do you stop to think that there may be a whole amazing world of activity going on down there?This book gives you the opportunity to find out just how many different ways people have used the earth, from prehistory to the present day. Discover how and why they have explored it, mined it, lived in it, fought from it and traveled through it. Look beneath the cover to find out how medieval soldiers ‘undermined’ their enemies and to explore what lies beneath New York City’s 500,000 manhole covers.