Freaky Stories about Plants |
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Author:
| Levy, Janey |
Series title: | Freaky True Science Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4824-4833-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
Publisher: | Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $28.27 |
Book Description:
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There are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes! Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses and poisonous plants like the New Zealand tree nettle show that plants can be just as...
More DescriptionThere are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes! Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses and poisonous plants like the New Zealand tree nettle show that plants can be just as dangerous--and freaky--as anything in the animal kingdom.