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The secret world of plants / written by Ben Hoare ; illustrated by Kaley McKean.

Hoare, Ben, (author.). McKean, Kaley, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780744059830
  • ISBN: 0744059836
  • Physical Description: 191 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : World of plants - Leaves - Flowers - Seeds --- LEAVES : Phytoplankton - Sphagnum moss - Ancient plants - Cycad - Tree fern - Colossal leaves - Monkey puzzle tree - Quaking aspen - Venus flytrap - Meat-eating plants - Mother of thousands - Sensitive plant - Plants that move - European larch - Bougainvillea - Plant pores --- STEMS AND TRUNKS : Horsetail - Pampas grass - Bamboo - Living stone - Barrel cactus - Plant defenses - Sweet pea - Red river gum - Dazzling bark - Giant sequoia - Arctic willow - Made from trees - Baobab - Grass tree --- ROOTS AND BULBS : Air plant - Mangrove - Strangler fig - Cassava - Flavorings - Clover - Kapok - Living root bridge - Snowdrop - Underground stores - Tulip --- FLOWERS : Seagrass - Antarctic pearlwort - Foxglove - Plant products - Lotus - Coralroot orchid - Corpse flower - Night pollination - Titan arum - Wolfsbane - Bee orchid - Copycat plants - Hibiscus - Blue bloom - Japanese cherry - Blossom --- FRUITS AND CONES : Pomelo - Strawberry - Useful fruits - Dragon fruit - Banana - Forest feast - Pumpkin - Mistletoe - Lodgepole pine - Cones - Pollen cloud --- SEEDS AND NUTS : Wheat - Tasty seeds - Corn - Coffee - Dandelion - Desert in bloom - Cuipo tree - Oak - Spreading seeds - Squirting cucumber - Coco de mer - Plants of the world.
Subject:
Plants > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Illustrated works.
Informational works.

Available copies

  • 9 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 17 total copies.
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Marion Library JUV 580 HOA (Text) 37810460005571 Juvenile New Nonfiction Checked out 08/10/2026

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24634. ‡aThe secret world of plants : ‡btales of more than 100 remarkable flowers, trees, and seeds
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520 . ‡aPlants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals.
50500. ‡gIntroduction : ‡tWorld of plants - ‡tLeaves - ‡tFlowers - ‡tSeeds --- ‡tLEAVES : ‡tPhytoplankton - ‡tSphagnum moss - ‡tAncient plants - ‡tCycad - ‡tTree fern - ‡tColossal leaves - ‡tMonkey puzzle tree - ‡tQuaking aspen - ‡tVenus flytrap - ‡tMeat-eating plants - ‡tMother of thousands - ‡tSensitive plant - ‡tPlants that move - ‡tEuropean larch - ‡tBougainvillea - ‡tPlant pores --- ‡tSTEMS AND TRUNKS : ‡tHorsetail - ‡tPampas grass - ‡tBamboo - ‡tLiving stone - ‡tBarrel cactus - ‡tPlant defenses - ‡tSweet pea - ‡tRed river gum - ‡tDazzling bark - ‡tGiant sequoia - ‡tArctic willow - ‡tMade from trees - ‡tBaobab - ‡tGrass tree --- ‡tROOTS AND BULBS : ‡tAir plant - ‡tMangrove - ‡tStrangler fig - ‡tCassava - ‡tFlavorings - ‡tClover - ‡tKapok - ‡tLiving root bridge - ‡tSnowdrop - ‡tUnderground stores - ‡tTulip --- ‡tFLOWERS : ‡tSeagrass - ‡tAntarctic pearlwort - ‡tFoxglove - ‡tPlant products - ‡tLotus - ‡tCoralroot orchid - ‡tCorpse flower - ‡tNight pollination - ‡tTitan arum - ‡tWolfsbane - ‡tBee orchid - ‡tCopycat plants - ‡tHibiscus - ‡tBlue bloom - ‡tJapanese cherry - ‡tBlossom --- ‡tFRUITS AND CONES : ‡tPomelo - ‡tStrawberry - ‡tUseful fruits - ‡tDragon fruit - ‡tBanana - ‡tForest feast - ‡tPumpkin - ‡tMistletoe - ‡tLodgepole pine - ‡tCones - ‡tPollen cloud --- ‡tSEEDS AND NUTS : ‡tWheat - ‡tTasty seeds - ‡tCorn - ‡tCoffee - ‡tDandelion - ‡tDesert in bloom - ‡tCuipo tree - ‡tOak - ‡tSpreading seeds - ‡tSquirting cucumber - ‡tCoco de mer - ‡tPlants of the world.
500 . ‡aIncludes index.
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