Plants: Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Other Plants (Class of Their Own

by Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone

The plant kingdom contains more than 250,000 species. With green pigment called chlorophyll in some cells, these organisms have the unique ablility to make their own food. This colorful book describes the main groups of plants, including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Special sections highlight the role of plants in the environmentas producers in the food chain and producers of the worlds oxygenand their role in climate and the water cycle. Case histories include the discovery of a new species of conifer tree in Australia and special cases of plant breeding.

Genres: Plants

48 pages, Library Binding

First published February 15, 2010

Reviews

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very informative review of plant biology in a short book. It also has lots of great pictures of plants.

[K Morlando · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice resource for our planting unit