Download or read book Peculiar Plants written by Anita Ganeri and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2013 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers learn about strange and unique plants.
Download or read book Peculiar Plants written by Robin Twiddy and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are more than 200,000 kinds of plants on Earth, and some are pretty strange. Learn about the most peculiar plants that grow on our planet. This engaging hi-lo book draws in 4th and 5th grade readers with wild content while a 1st to 2nd grade reading level makes the information accessible. It's a roaring good time!"--
Download or read book Peculiar Plants of the World written by and published by PowerKids Press. This book was released on 2018-12-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants aren't always recognized for being as bizarre as other organisms on Earth because of their sedentary lives. This amazing set contains plenty of peculiar plants to entice future botanists. They'll find out about carnivorous plants that hunt for food, plants that are toxic and deadly to humans, as well as many other kinds of vegetation and the strange adaptations they've developed. Readers will never look at plants the same way again. Features include: Vivid, colorful photographs of plants from around the world. Exciting way to dive into the study of plants and plant parts, a key part of science curricula. Plant adaptations are investigated and explained in depth.
Download or read book Weird and Wonderful written by Tanya Luther Agarwal and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the strangest and oddest natural plants on earth—the world's tiniest plant to the world's biggest and heaviest flower, plants that grow in air, plants that eat insects…and many more.
Download or read book Madeira Its Climate and Scenery written by Robert White and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Boxed Set written by Ransom Riggs and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times #1 best-selling series. Includes 3 novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 peculiar photographs. Together for the first time, here is the #1 New York Times best seller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and its two sequels, Hollow City and Library of Souls. All three hardcovers are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Also included: a special collector's envelope of twelve peculiar photographs, highlighting the most memorable moments of this extraordinary three-volume fantasy. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in this groundbreaking novel, which mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling new kind of reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. HOLLOW CITY: September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary adventure continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. LIBRARY OF SOULS: A boy, a girl, and a talking dog. They're all that stands between the sinister wights and the future of peculiar children everywhere. Jacob Portman ventures through history one last time to rescue the peculiar children from a heavily guarded fortress. He's joined by girlfriend and firestarter Emma Bloom, canine companion Addison MacHenry, and some very unexpected allies.
Download or read book Peculiar Plants written by Annalisa McMorrow and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will learn about the exciting plant world while practising writing, reading, research, performance and speaking skills. They will learn how plants grow, give fairy ring reports. The book is divided into four parts plus a resource section. Hands-on Discoveries contain activities that allow children to participate in answering science questions, for example, "How do Venus flytraps work?" or "How do Cacti drink?". Ages 5-7.
Download or read book Bizarre Botanicals written by Paula Gross and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardeners love tulips, lilies, and pansies—the common, but beautiful, plants found in the average garden. But there are realms in the plant world far beyond these familiar favorites. In Bizarre Botanicals, plant experts Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross take readers on a curious botanical journey of weirdly wonderful plants that can be grown at home. Bizarre Botanicals features over 75 astonishing plants that have extraordinary abilities—from pyrotechnic spores that can burst into flame when ignited to flowers that lure insects to their deaths. Each plant profile includes essential care and cultivation information. A difficulty scale alerts gardeners to how easy (or difficult) it is to grow the plant at home. There’s no reason to forsake lilies and petunias. But after reading Bizarre Botanicals, gardeners will want to take a walk on the weird side and try a few of these peculiar plants for themselves.
Download or read book Plants That Are Huge written by Beatrice Loukopoulos and published by PowerKids Press. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treat your readers to a fun book about giant plants. We can find huge plants all over the world. They come in the form of tall trees, massive flowers, gargantuan leaves, and expansive root systems the cover acres of land. Some of these plants pollinate by dropping seeds while others need pollinators to do the work for them. However, no matter how these plants grow and reproduce, humans need to be mindful of their activity to ensure these plants survive well into the future.
Download or read book Totally Amazing Plants written by Deborah Kespert and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses plants, including their characteristics, their necessary environments, how they are helped with pollination, and their uses.
Download or read book Weird Plants written by Chris Thorogood and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, this extraordinary compilation showcases weird, mysterious and bizarre plants from around the world. Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. Author Chris Thorogood showcases these plant behaviours, the interrelationships among plants, the interdependencies between plants and animals, and the intrigue of plant evolution. All types of weird and sinister are featured in this book, from carnivorous plants that drug, drown and consume unsuspecting insect prey; giant pitcher plants that have evolved toilets for tree shrews; flowers that mimic rotting flesh to attract pollinating flies, and orchids that duplicitously look, feel and even smell like a female insect to bamboozle sex-crazed male bees.
Download or read book The Desolations of Devil s Acre written by Ransom Riggs and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant #1 bestseller! The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs. Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history’s most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner. The Desolations of Devil's Acre is the newest installment, and final adventure, in the beloved Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began—his grandfather’s house. Jacob doesn’t know how they escaped from V’s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood- thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil’s Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations—weather fronts of ash and blood and bone—a terrible portent of Caul’s amassing army. Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains—deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location.
Download or read book Plants That Are Poisonous written by Beatrice Loukopoulos and published by PowerKids Press. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many plants are useful to humans. However, some plants are very harmful. Just by brushing up against some of these plants can cause a person to break out in an itchy rash. Others are only poisonous if eaten. Some of these poisonous plants can make us sick, while others are dangerous enough to kill us. Readers will learn about which plants are poisonous, what makes them poisonous, and where these plants are commonly found. Full-color photographs help readers identify these plants so that they can stay safe and healthy.
Download or read book Paley s Natural Theology written by William Paley and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Book of Western Wild Flowers written by Margaret Armstrong and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by J. J. Thornber, Margaret Armstrong. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Institutes of Medicine written by Martyn Paine and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
