Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Imagine if plants had superhero qualities. According to Spike E. Prickles, a TV personality who happens to be a cactus, plants have plenty of awesome abilities, and his houseplant fans agree. From protecting themselves from forest fires and voracious leaf-eating insects to surviving in hostile environments that are numbingly cold or stiflingly hot, Spike highlights the impressive range of adaptations plants have developed. This inventive introduction to the plant world combines facts and fun with amusing characters and surprising information. Includes a glossary and plant projects to try at home and in school.
Synopsis
Do plants have superhero qualities? Spike E. Prickles, a TV personality who happens to be a cactus, thinks they do; and his fans agree. From protecting themselves from fire and voracious insects to surviving in hostile environments, Spike highlights the impressive range of adaptive abilities plants have developed. This inventive introduction to the plant world combines facts and fun.
Synopsis
Go beyond the basics of botany with this introduction to the strangest, coolest things plants can do. You might already know that plants can turn light into food-- but did you know that some planets have to bend or climb to get to the light?
Join Spike E. Prickles, the charistmatic cactus host of this book, to learn about all the incredible things plants can do. From wet swamps to dry deserts to the arctic tundra, plants have adapted in a wide variety of ways to survive in all kinds of environment.
Bold photographs and bright illustrations highlight all sorts of surprising plant powers: defending themselves with sharp spines, regrowing from small cuttings, hiding from predators, surviving forest fires, and much more Amazing Plant Powers is a fun, kid-friendly introduction to the wide, wild world of plants-- and why we need them.
Includes a glossary of important terms, and suggestions for fun plant projects readers can try on their own.