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Author Hamalainen, Karina, author.

Title Crazy plants / Karina Hamalainen.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 581.4 HAMALAINEN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J581.4 HAM    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department  J581.4 H17C    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Series A true book. Incredible plants!
Incredible plants! (Children's Press (New York, N.Y.))
True book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
Contents Extreme adaptations -- How do plants adapt to their environment? -- Very unusual nutrients -- Which plants get food from sources other than soil? -- Screaming for attention -- What are some of the most unusual flowers in the plant world? -- Weird fruits and seeds -- Which plants make the craziest fruits and seeds? -- The big truth: the rarest of the rare -- What are some of the most endangered plants on earth? -- Defense strategies -- Which plants have unique ways to protect themselves? -- Activity: design a plant -- True statistics.
Summary Presents strange but true facts on plant adaptations, from succulents in the arid desert and insect-eating carnivorous plants to foul-smelling flowers and gigantic seeds.
Subject Plants -- Adaptation -- Juvenile literature.
Plants -- Adaptation.
Plants -- Adaptation. (OCoLC)fst01065827
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
ISBN 9780531234624 (library binding)
0531234622 (library binding)
9780531240052 (paperback)
0531240053 (paperback)
9781544438207 (Follettbound)
1544438206 (Follettbound)
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