Don't like endless digging and weeding? Don't let that stop you from getting into gardening! The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to do together. All are based on Charles Dowding's trademark no-dig technique, which perfectly lends itself to gardening with little ones who can't manage heavy digging and who will quickly grow bored of endless weeding.. Projects are broken down into easy, step-by-step processes, designed to be carried out by children. Attractive, full-bleed photography is supplemented with fun illustration and fully illustrated factual spreads. Running throughout the gardening projects are extra little facts about plants and wildlife, as well as things to look out for when you are outdoors.
Publisher: n/a
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9781783128686
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Hardcover
Silent But Deadly Plants
By Hofer, Charles
Go for a hike in the woods and youre sure to see a wide range of plants. Many colorful flowers and fruits seem perfectly harmless. But dont be fooled by these beautiful plants. Some plants eat bugs, and some are poisonous, deadly enough to sicken or even kill a person! Get ready to explore some of the worlds quietest killers.
Publisher: n/a
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9781663906274
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Book
Worlds Grossest Plants )
By Nickel, Scott
Discover a jungle of repulsive plants in this gross guide! Learn about a flower that smells like rotting meat, a plant that swallows bugs, leaves that make you itch, and more.
Publisher: n/a
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9781728404011
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Hardcover
The Secret World of Plants
By Hoare, Ben
Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Discover the secrets of more than 100 amazing plants in this treasury of intriguing flora.Learn how seagrass changes the environment around it, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This book explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals. Plants provide us with food, fuel, and medicine, and without them, life as we know it would not exist. From orchids that grow vanilla pods to trees that cause headaches, and from bamboo that can be made into clothes to moss that soaks up vast amounts of carbon dioxide, plants shape our world in an endless variety of ways.
Publisher: n/a
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9780744059830
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Hardcover
Plants
By Finan, Catherine C
They can bite, sting, and even feast on flesh. Some are deadly and others provide lifesaving cures. They can smell sweet or stink of rotting flesh! What are these crazy things? Plants, of course! The world is full of extraordinary plants growing everyway (including into thin air!) and everywhere (kudzu can grow up to 1 foot a day!) . Discover the extreme facts about plants in this kooky book.
Publisher: n/a
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9781647476762
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Library Binding
Flowers
By Dk,
A first nature book about flowers for children, this is the perfect companion for young minds eager to learn about the world of flowering plants.. Children are encouraged to investigate and record all the wildflowers they find and get hands on with the fun activities, from pressing petals to preserve them to making a mini desert filled with cacti.. With a mix of fantastic photographs and beautiful illustrations Flowers takes you through everything you need to know about these beautiful blooms. Learn which plants flower and which dont, how pollinators help plants make seeds, and what the parts of a flower are.. The Nature Explorers series is essential for any child curious about the world outside. Each book in the series takes children through the basics of the subject, starting by explaining what it is and then moving on to the key topics. These are wonderful introductions to the great outdoors, packed with fun facts and engaging activities, ideal for children aged 6 and up.
Publisher: n/a
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9781465479105
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Hardcover
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds
By Dk,
A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees.We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines? How do some plants trap and eat insects? Did you know there are trees that are 5,000 years old? Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds explores the mysterious world of plants to find the answers to these and many more questions. Each type of plant--such as a flowering plant, tree, grass, or cactus--is examined close up, with an example shown from all angles and even in cross section, to highlight the key parts. Then picture-packed galleries show the wonderful variety of plants on different themes, perhaps the habitat they grow in, a flower family, or the plants that supply us with our staple foods. But the book also takes a fun look at some truly weird and wonderful plants, including trees with fruits like a giant's fingers, orchids that look like monkey faces, seeds that spin like helicopters, and trees that drip poison. So open this beautiful book and find out more about amazing Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds.
Publisher: n/a
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9781465482426
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Hardcover
Plants
By Tyler, Madeline
Publisher: n/a
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9781786374523
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Book
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide
By Romero, Libby
The latest in the Ultimate Explorer line is a hands-on, fun, fact-filled guide to spotting, discovering, and identifying wildflowers in your own backyard. Go ahead--dig in--and dont be afraid to get your hands dirty!What do you call a garden filled with lots of flowers? A polli-nation! Nat Geo Kids is back with the newest fact- and photo-filled Ultimate Explorer Field Guide, and this one packs some real flower power! This guide to wildflowers will make kids stop and look for all kinds of blossoms blooming right under their noses. From buttercups to bladderworts, primroses to pitcher plants, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot these wildflowers in their backyard, down the street, or all over town! Jam-packed with tons of info, interactive prompts, tips for budding botanists, super stats, and jokes--its the perfect companion for exploring the backyard or field trips, camping, or vacation. Durable and portable, its just right for your pocket or backpack!
Publisher: n/a
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9781426329951
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Paperback
Corpse Flower vs. Venus Flytrap
By Braun, Eric
Compares and contrasts a corpse flower with a venus flytrap through infographics, images, and fun text.
Publisher: n/a
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9781680723472
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Paperback
Plant, Cook, Eat!
By Archer, Joe
For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes.With vibrant photo-illustrations and clearly organized sections, discover how to plant seeds in patio containers, window boxes, or on an allotment; harvest fruits and vegetables; determine which plant parts are edible; spot pests in the garden; and use home-grown crops to cook everything from bean and bacon spaghetti to polenta chips to tomato, feta, and basil pizza.
Publisher: n/a
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9781580898171
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Hardcover
Botanicum
By Willis, Katherine
Discover more than 160 exhibits in this virtual museum, open all hours.The 2017 offering from Big Picture Press's Welcome to the Museum series, Botanicum, is a brilliantly curated guide to plant life. With artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful book. From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a wonderful feast of botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work.
Publisher: n/a
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9780763689230
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Hardcover
Creative Gardening
By Amstutz, Lisa J
Young gardeners will not only find unique projects for planting and gardening, but will also be inspired to create their own. Using unexpected materials and methods, readers will be planting gardens like no other.
Publisher: n/a
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9781491482377
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Print book
Growing nutritious food
By Orr, Tamra
In this book, students see the scientific method at work in a real-world situation. Readers practice close reading as they look for clues that will lead to a deeper understanding of food, health, and the transfer of energy. The scientific method pushes students to apply critical thinking as they learn new methods of exploration and build on concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Publisher: n/a
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9781633623927
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Print book : Juvenile audience : English
Edible Gardening
By Amstutz, Lisa J
Whether a gardener, a chef, or both, readers will find easy gardening projects for edible plants in this book. Includes tips and variations for indoor and outdoor projects.
Publisher: n/a
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9781491482353
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Print book
Superstar Plants
By Spilsbury, Louise
Presents some of the more unusual plants of the world, discussing their unique adaptations and defense mechanisms.
Publisher: n/a
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9781477770726
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Print book
Cool Stuff to Grow
By Turnbull, Stephanie
This engaging book offers kids the opportunity to learn gardening skills while also allowing them to express their own creativity. Clear, approachable text and a colorful, magazine-style format make these titles inviting reads, while step-by-step instructions help ensure projects are easy to complete. Recipes to use produce kids grown in their own garden are included as well.
Flowers and Plants
By Debbink, Andrea
The No-Dig Children's Gardening Book
By Dowding, Charles
Don't like endless digging and weeding? Don't let that stop you from getting into gardening! The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to do together. All are based on Charles Dowding's trademark no-dig technique, which perfectly lends itself to gardening with little ones who can't manage heavy digging and who will quickly grow bored of endless weeding.. Projects are broken down into easy, step-by-step processes, designed to be carried out by children. Attractive, full-bleed photography is supplemented with fun illustration and fully illustrated factual spreads. Running throughout the gardening projects are extra little facts about plants and wildlife, as well as things to look out for when you are outdoors.
Silent But Deadly Plants
By Hofer, Charles
Go for a hike in the woods and youre sure to see a wide range of plants. Many colorful flowers and fruits seem perfectly harmless. But dont be fooled by these beautiful plants. Some plants eat bugs, and some are poisonous, deadly enough to sicken or even kill a person! Get ready to explore some of the worlds quietest killers.
Worlds Grossest Plants )
By Nickel, Scott
Discover a jungle of repulsive plants in this gross guide! Learn about a flower that smells like rotting meat, a plant that swallows bugs, leaves that make you itch, and more.
The Secret World of Plants
By Hoare, Ben
Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Discover the secrets of more than 100 amazing plants in this treasury of intriguing flora.Learn how seagrass changes the environment around it, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This book explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals. Plants provide us with food, fuel, and medicine, and without them, life as we know it would not exist. From orchids that grow vanilla pods to trees that cause headaches, and from bamboo that can be made into clothes to moss that soaks up vast amounts of carbon dioxide, plants shape our world in an endless variety of ways.
Plants
By Finan, Catherine C
They can bite, sting, and even feast on flesh. Some are deadly and others provide lifesaving cures. They can smell sweet or stink of rotting flesh! What are these crazy things? Plants, of course! The world is full of extraordinary plants growing everyway (including into thin air!) and everywhere (kudzu can grow up to 1 foot a day!) . Discover the extreme facts about plants in this kooky book.
Flowers
By Dk,
A first nature book about flowers for children, this is the perfect companion for young minds eager to learn about the world of flowering plants.. Children are encouraged to investigate and record all the wildflowers they find and get hands on with the fun activities, from pressing petals to preserve them to making a mini desert filled with cacti.. With a mix of fantastic photographs and beautiful illustrations Flowers takes you through everything you need to know about these beautiful blooms. Learn which plants flower and which dont, how pollinators help plants make seeds, and what the parts of a flower are.. The Nature Explorers series is essential for any child curious about the world outside. Each book in the series takes children through the basics of the subject, starting by explaining what it is and then moving on to the key topics. These are wonderful introductions to the great outdoors, packed with fun facts and engaging activities, ideal for children aged 6 and up.
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds
By Dk,
A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees.We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines? How do some plants trap and eat insects? Did you know there are trees that are 5,000 years old? Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds explores the mysterious world of plants to find the answers to these and many more questions. Each type of plant--such as a flowering plant, tree, grass, or cactus--is examined close up, with an example shown from all angles and even in cross section, to highlight the key parts. Then picture-packed galleries show the wonderful variety of plants on different themes, perhaps the habitat they grow in, a flower family, or the plants that supply us with our staple foods. But the book also takes a fun look at some truly weird and wonderful plants, including trees with fruits like a giant's fingers, orchids that look like monkey faces, seeds that spin like helicopters, and trees that drip poison. So open this beautiful book and find out more about amazing Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds.
Plants
By Tyler, Madeline
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide
By Romero, Libby
The latest in the Ultimate Explorer line is a hands-on, fun, fact-filled guide to spotting, discovering, and identifying wildflowers in your own backyard. Go ahead--dig in--and dont be afraid to get your hands dirty!What do you call a garden filled with lots of flowers? A polli-nation! Nat Geo Kids is back with the newest fact- and photo-filled Ultimate Explorer Field Guide, and this one packs some real flower power! This guide to wildflowers will make kids stop and look for all kinds of blossoms blooming right under their noses. From buttercups to bladderworts, primroses to pitcher plants, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot these wildflowers in their backyard, down the street, or all over town! Jam-packed with tons of info, interactive prompts, tips for budding botanists, super stats, and jokes--its the perfect companion for exploring the backyard or field trips, camping, or vacation. Durable and portable, its just right for your pocket or backpack!
Corpse Flower vs. Venus Flytrap
By Braun, Eric
Compares and contrasts a corpse flower with a venus flytrap through infographics, images, and fun text.
Plant, Cook, Eat!
By Archer, Joe
For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes.With vibrant photo-illustrations and clearly organized sections, discover how to plant seeds in patio containers, window boxes, or on an allotment; harvest fruits and vegetables; determine which plant parts are edible; spot pests in the garden; and use home-grown crops to cook everything from bean and bacon spaghetti to polenta chips to tomato, feta, and basil pizza.
Botanicum
By Willis, Katherine
Discover more than 160 exhibits in this virtual museum, open all hours.The 2017 offering from Big Picture Press's Welcome to the Museum series, Botanicum, is a brilliantly curated guide to plant life. With artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful book. From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a wonderful feast of botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work.
Creative Gardening
By Amstutz, Lisa J
Young gardeners will not only find unique projects for planting and gardening, but will also be inspired to create their own. Using unexpected materials and methods, readers will be planting gardens like no other.
Growing nutritious food
By Orr, Tamra
In this book, students see the scientific method at work in a real-world situation. Readers practice close reading as they look for clues that will lead to a deeper understanding of food, health, and the transfer of energy. The scientific method pushes students to apply critical thinking as they learn new methods of exploration and build on concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Edible Gardening
By Amstutz, Lisa J
Whether a gardener, a chef, or both, readers will find easy gardening projects for edible plants in this book. Includes tips and variations for indoor and outdoor projects.
Superstar Plants
By Spilsbury, Louise
Presents some of the more unusual plants of the world, discussing their unique adaptations and defense mechanisms.
Cool Stuff to Grow
By Turnbull, Stephanie
This engaging book offers kids the opportunity to learn gardening skills while also allowing them to express their own creativity. Clear, approachable text and a colorful, magazine-style format make these titles inviting reads, while step-by-step instructions help ensure projects are easy to complete. Recipes to use produce kids grown in their own garden are included as well.