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1) Plant
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of full-color 3-D models, maps, fact boxes, and photographs that describe the world of plants including the germination of seeds, plant defenses, and uses of plants.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinging ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu."-- provided by publisher.
10) Leaves
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to plant leaves, looking at different types of leaves, how they change color, and how they help plants survive.
11) Plants
Author
Series
Nature all around volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about why plants are so essential. In this third book in the Nature All Around series, young readers will learn all about different plants' parts, life cycles, habitats and more, before going on a journey through a year in a plant's life. Essential scientific topics, such as pollination and photosynthesis, are explained in kid-friendly language, with helpful...
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jim Arnosky's beloved guide Crinkleroot celebrates nature in this entertaining and informative adventure, illustrating how even the smallest human interactions can affect the animals and wildlife that share this planet with us.
14) My first garden
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Filled with inspiration, advice, tips, and step-by-step instructions, this gardening book encourages kids to get their hands dirty as they learn to grow plants, from vegetables to wildflower meadows"--
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beautiful photography and lyrical text pair with comprehensive picture captions in award-winning author Melissa Stewart's story about the surprisingly diverse world of seeds. Learn all about the plant cycle, from how seeds grow, the fascinating ways they travel, and what it takes for a seed to become a plant.
19) Baby botanist
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Baby botanist studies plants. In her lab coat, she looks at plants both large and small. She finds plants growing in many places. Can plants grow on water? What foods come from plants? How does a seed grow? Find out with baby botanist!" --
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