World's Weirdest Plants

The Venus flytrap is famous for luring in and eating bugs and small animals. However, it's not the only carnivorous plant. The pitcher plant makes sweet nectar that draws insects in to their doom! Readers with a green thumb and an eye for the weird will love learning about more odd members of the plant world, including the ancient bristlecone pine, the smelly corpse flower, and underwater forests made of kelp. Each plant's habitat, unique traits, and prey are included in the main content, which is written in accessible language for curious elementary readers.

? Engages readers with a new way of looking at plants and their life cycles while also addressing an important part of the science curriculum
? Photographs allow readers to view uncommon plants up close in full color
? Full-page diagram of each plant highlights special structures, as well as those common to most plants