Plantopedia
Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth
Published on 3. May 2018
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-78603-138-9 (ISBN)
Description
Marvel at more than 600 beautiful, bold and bizarre plants and flowers in this follow-up to the bestselling Creaturepedia - featuring the fun, colourful illustrations of Adrienne Barman and finished with an embossed cover and a grosgrain ribbon marker.
?Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours. Alphabetically ordered by their special traits and characteristics, including:
The big eaters - meet the insect-digesting plants, such as the Venus flytrap
The confused fruits - avocado, tomato, eggplant and more you thought were veggies
The giants - admire among them the elephant cactus, which grows up to 50 feet tall
The guests - with parasites such as mistletoe, which sucks nutrients from trees
The healers - a collection of medicinal plants, such as echinacea, tea tree and chamomile
The old-timers - featuring the giant sequoia, which can live for over 3,000 years
Which would you plant in your garden?
?Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours. Alphabetically ordered by their special traits and characteristics, including:
The big eaters - meet the insect-digesting plants, such as the Venus flytrap
The confused fruits - avocado, tomato, eggplant and more you thought were veggies
The giants - admire among them the elephant cactus, which grows up to 50 feet tall
The guests - with parasites such as mistletoe, which sucks nutrients from trees
The healers - a collection of medicinal plants, such as echinacea, tea tree and chamomile
The old-timers - featuring the giant sequoia, which can live for over 3,000 years
Which would you plant in your garden?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 185 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78603-138-9 (9781786031389)
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Person
Adrienne Barman spent her childhood in the highlands of Southern Switzerland and obtained her graphics diploma at Lugano. In 2001 she moved to Geneva, where she worked for five years with the collective SO2 Design while also working with Le Courrier. She also enjoyed being close to wildlife there. Since 2007 she has devoted herself to illustrating for publishing and press.