Plantopedia : a celebration of nature's greatest show-offs /
Barman, Adrienne,
Plantopedia : a celebration of nature's greatest show-offs / Adrienne Barman ; additional text and translation into English by Amy-Jane Beer and Felicity Davidson. - 189 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Translated from French. "First published in Switzerland in 2018 under the title Drôle d'encyclopédie végétale by Éditions La Joie de Lire ... Genève, Switzerland."--Colophon.
The air fresheners -- The all-blacks -- The aquatics -- The big eaters -- The blues and purples -- The cereals -- The citris fruits -- The climbers -- The confused fruits -- The deciduous trees -- The dyes -- The evergreens -- The forest dwellers -- The fruits you have to peel -- The garden vegetables -- The giants -- The guests -- The healers -- The herbs -- The historical -- The homebodies -- The hybrids -- The imposters -- The lookalikes -- The magical -- The meadow flowers -- The mountaineers -- The old timers -- The ornamentals -- The perennials -- The perfumed -- The poisoners -- The prickly -- The reds and pinks -- The rock plants -- The salads -- The sand lovers -- The seed sowers -- The spices -- The spotty and stripy -- The spreaders -- The stars -- The stinkers -- The stoned fruits -- The tasty fruits -- The transformers -- The tropical -- The useful -- The whites and yellows -- Appendix: leaf shapes.
First published in Switzerland, this hefty book has illustrations reminiscent of a full-color graphic novel, with many quirky categories of plants presented. Welcome to this collection of amazing plants from all over the world, chosen for their unique traits and characteristics, with fun illustrations by Adrienne Barman. Meet the evergreens, the edibles and the elderly plants that have outlived the dinosaurs in this alphabetically-ordered encyclopedia. Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours. A fantastic follow-up to smash-hit Creaturepedia.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and secondary school (age 13-18).
9781786031396 1786031396 9781786031389 1786031388
Plants--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Plants--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature.
Medicinal plants--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Plants, Ornamental--Juvenile literature.
Plants--Identification--Juvenile literature.
Plants--Encyclopedias.
Medicinal plants--Encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Juvenile works.
Pictorial works.
Encyclopedias.
QK7 / .B1713 2018
Plantopedia : a celebration of nature's greatest show-offs / Adrienne Barman ; additional text and translation into English by Amy-Jane Beer and Felicity Davidson. - 189 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Translated from French. "First published in Switzerland in 2018 under the title Drôle d'encyclopédie végétale by Éditions La Joie de Lire ... Genève, Switzerland."--Colophon.
The air fresheners -- The all-blacks -- The aquatics -- The big eaters -- The blues and purples -- The cereals -- The citris fruits -- The climbers -- The confused fruits -- The deciduous trees -- The dyes -- The evergreens -- The forest dwellers -- The fruits you have to peel -- The garden vegetables -- The giants -- The guests -- The healers -- The herbs -- The historical -- The homebodies -- The hybrids -- The imposters -- The lookalikes -- The magical -- The meadow flowers -- The mountaineers -- The old timers -- The ornamentals -- The perennials -- The perfumed -- The poisoners -- The prickly -- The reds and pinks -- The rock plants -- The salads -- The sand lovers -- The seed sowers -- The spices -- The spotty and stripy -- The spreaders -- The stars -- The stinkers -- The stoned fruits -- The tasty fruits -- The transformers -- The tropical -- The useful -- The whites and yellows -- Appendix: leaf shapes.
First published in Switzerland, this hefty book has illustrations reminiscent of a full-color graphic novel, with many quirky categories of plants presented. Welcome to this collection of amazing plants from all over the world, chosen for their unique traits and characteristics, with fun illustrations by Adrienne Barman. Meet the evergreens, the edibles and the elderly plants that have outlived the dinosaurs in this alphabetically-ordered encyclopedia. Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours. A fantastic follow-up to smash-hit Creaturepedia.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and secondary school (age 13-18).
9781786031396 1786031396 9781786031389 1786031388
Plants--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Plants--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature.
Medicinal plants--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Plants, Ornamental--Juvenile literature.
Plants--Identification--Juvenile literature.
Plants--Encyclopedias.
Medicinal plants--Encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Juvenile works.
Pictorial works.
Encyclopedias.
QK7 / .B1713 2018