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Author
Publisher
[John Wiley & Sons]
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"Become the best plant parent you can be...Houseplant hysteria is here to stay. For new and seasoned plant owners alike, Houseplants & Succulents For Dummies is the ideal resource on plant care, growing cycles, unique plant varieties, and all the essentials you need to know about your rooted friends. Ensure that your sprouts grow and thrive, with tons of tips and answers to all your questions. Are they getting enough light? Are you overwatering? Why...
Author
Publisher
Twirl
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the most unusual and impressive plants on Earth! Towering sequoias, giant Saguaro cacti, prehistoric plants, incredible palms and many more fill the pages of this large format book. The detailed illustrations are accompanied by fascinating facts about each plant." -- Chronicle Books website
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Take children on a fascinating journey through history, showing them how and where their favorite dinosaurs came to exist, and how events from billions of years ago are still affecting our natural world today. Packed with dynamic historical content, Prehistoric Worlds combines illustrations and photos to help young historians aged 7-9 learn all about the period that shaped our planet. Meet favorite dinosaurs, from the terrifying T.Rex to the spiky...
4) Sourgrass
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Sofia and May find a way to keep their special friendship alive when May moves away.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Meet best friends Nelli and Worthi. Like all tiny succulents, Nelli and Worthi have VERY busy schedules--napping in the sun, sipping on water drops, and filling the days doing nothing. But one morning, Nelli wonders: Is there more? Have you ever heard of a purpose? Hmm . . . Is it a baked potato? That doesn't sound right. So what is it? Join two curious best friends as they embark on the ultimate adventure to answer big philosophical questions: What...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with the vivid, organic imagery of Dominique Ramsey, Liz Garton...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Take a lively look at the biology of plants on Earth and their vast importance to our planet, with this wide-ranging exploration from an award-winning team."--Publisher's description.
"On land and in the seas, green plants make the oxygen and food that many living things--including us--need to survive. Covering the evolution of the first plants billions of years ago, the secret, microscopic workings of trees and leaves today, and the role of plants...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest, or largest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos, and a fun activity, beginning readers will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet"--
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A tree is planted on a precarious border. A shrub is stolen from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put down roots elsewhere? In fourteen essays, Dispersals explores the entanglements of the plant and human worlds: from species considered invasive, like giant hogweed; to those vilified but intimate, like soy; and those like kelp, on which our futures depend. Each...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Make your garden and home look and smell heavenly with this accessible gardening guide that explains how to grow fragrant flowers outdoors and bring natural scents indoors by creating floral arrangements, scented beauty products, and more"--
11) Weslandia
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
13) All that grows
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A boy discovers he has much to learn while observing plants with his older sister -- a story about cultivating patience and letting knowledge grow. As a boy walks around the neighborhood with his older, green-thumbed sister, she tells him all about the plants they see -- magnolias that smell like lemon cake, quince trees that will bloom the most beautiful red, daffodils that are the flower of Mother's Day, and even dandelions, whose greens can be...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Growing up in rural Ontario, Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants -- an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle, but ubiquitous, sexism, Zimmerman began to doubt herself. Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist's memoir, a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This...
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