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Books in True Books: Incredible Plants! series

  • Plant Life Cycles

    Mara Grunbaum

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    How does an organism go from a tiny seed to a towering tree? How are seeds made in the first place?A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Follow the life journey of these living things from seed or spore to plant, and back again. Learn what it takes to burrow roots into the ground and extend up toward the sun, sprouting leaves, flowers, spores, or pollen along the way.
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  • Flowers, Leaves and Other Plant Parts

    Jacob Batchelor

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Get an up close look at the bits and pieces of plant parts, from the tip of the root to the edge of a leaf, and everything in between.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book offers answers on why plants are the way they are, whether it's color, shape, size, or scent.
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  • Crazy Plants

    Karina Hamalainen

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    From floating flowers and flying seeds to sweet scents and deadly poison, explore the surprising world of the planet's wackiest plants.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.All plants need the same basic ingredients to live and reproduce, including air, water, and nutrients. While this may seem pretty straightforward, some plants have developed seriously wild ways to survive and thrive.
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  • Plants and Ecosystems

    Alexa Kurzius

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    From tiny mosses to towering conifers, learn all about the different plants growing in forests, deserts, mountaintops, tundra, and everywhere in between.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Plants have adapted in a huge variety of ways around the globe. Chapters introduce why each of these plants is different and how it fits into the surrounding ecosystem.
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  • Crazy Plants

    Karina Hamalainen

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2019)
    From floating flowers and flying seeds to sweet scents and deadly poison, explore the surprising world of the planet's wackiest plants.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.All plants need the same basic ingredients to live and reproduce, including air, water, and nutrients. While this may seem pretty straightforward, some plants have developed seriously wild ways to survive and thrive.
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  • Plant Life Cycles

    Mara Grunbaum

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    How does an organism go from a tiny seed to a towering tree? How are seeds made in the first place?A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Follow the life journey of these living things from seed or spore to plant, and back again. Learn what it takes to burrow roots into the ground and extend up toward the sun, sprouting leaves, flowers, spores, or pollen along the way.
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  • Why We Need Plants

    Josh Gregory

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    From the food we eat to the air we breathe, plants are responsible for keeping the people on this planet alive.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Check out how plants have helped shape our society, and how we have in turn researched and reshaped plants into food, clothes, decorations, medicines, and many other wonders.
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  • What's That Plant?

    Cody Crane

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Discover the many different groupings of plants based on how they look, reproduce, and grow.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Readers learn about what makes each of these groups different, as well as why they are essential to the health of the planet.
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  • Plants and Ecosystems

    Alexa Kurzius

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    From tiny mosses to towering conifers, learn all about the different plants growing in forests, deserts, mountaintops, tundra, and everywhere in between.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Plants have adapted in a huge variety of ways around the globe. Chapters introduce why each of these plants is different and how it fits into the surrounding ecosystem.
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  • Why We Need Plants

    Josh Gregory

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    From the food we eat to the air we breathe, plants are responsible for keeping the people on this planet alive.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Check out how plants have helped shape our society, and how we have in turn researched and reshaped plants into food, clothes, decorations, medicines, and many other wonders.
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  • Flowers, Leaves and Other Plant Parts

    Jacob Batchelor

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Get an up close look at the bits and pieces of plant parts, from the tip of the root to the edge of a leaf, and everything in between.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book offers answers on why plants are the way they are, whether it's color, shape, size, or scent.
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  • What's That Plant?

    Cody Crane

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Discover the many different groupings of plants based on how they look, reproduce, and grow.A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Readers learn about what makes each of these groups different, as well as why they are essential to the health of the planet.
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