Bibliograph

Incredible, stars of the plant world., Benjamin Flouw ; translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg

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Incredible, stars of the plant world., Benjamin Flouw ; translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Incredible

Oclc number

1422105737

Responsibility statement

Benjamin Flouw ; translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg

Sub title

stars of the plant world.

Summary

"Discover the most unusual and impressive plants on Earth! Towering sequoias, giant Saguaro cacti, prehistoric plants, incredible palms and many more fill the pages of this large format book. The detailed illustrations are accompanied by fascinating facts about each plant." -- Chronicle Books website

Table Of Contents

Helpful words to know -- Forest giants. Coastal redwood ; Mountain ash -- A trunk bigger than a house. Baobab ; Montezuma cypress ; Banyan -- Ancient ones. King's holly ; Great Basin bristlecone pine ; Norway spruce -- Big and prickly. Saguaro ; Elephant cactus -- In water. Gulfweed ; Furbelow ; Giant kelp -- Giant leaves. Royal raffia palm ; Welwitschia ; Giant rhubarb ; Queen Victoria's water lily -- Exceptional flowers. Titan arum ; Rafflesia ; Talipot palm -- Enormous fruits and seeds. Sea heart ; Sea coconut ; Jackfruit tree --To the max!. Winter squash ; Zucchini ; Cabbage -- Spreading out. Quaking aspen ; Neptune grass ; Sacred fig -- Long vines. Guyanese bauhinia ; Pitcher plant ; Swiss cheese plant -- Fast growers. Titanka ; Bamboo ; Sensitive plant --Out of this world. Canary Islands dragon tree ; Jackal food ; Desert rose ; Black bat flower -- Prehistoric plants. Tree fern ; Mexican giant horsetail ; Gingko ; Monkey puzzle tree -- In extreme conditions. Cypress-pine ; Arctic willow ; Red mangrove -- Solitary. Wood's cycad ; Tree of Ténéré ; Campbell Island Sitka spruce -- Map

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Stars of the plant world

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