Hungry Plants - eBook

Name: Hungry Plants - eBook
Price: 4.99 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780307531223

By: Mary Batten

Product Information

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Title: Hungry Plants - eBook
By: Mary Batten
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2010

ISBN: 9780307531223
ISBN-13: 9780307531223
Ages: 7-9
Series: Step into Reading
Stock No: WW11401EB

Publisher's Description

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This book offers readers a bug’s-eye view into the strange and fascinating world of carnivorous plants. From the “jaws” of the Venus flytrap to the pretty sundew plant whose delicate tentacles entrap its prey, the unique anatomy and behaviors of meat-eating plants are detailed with clear, engaging text and art.

Author Bio

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Mary Batten is an award-winning science writer whose previous books—Discovery by Chance, The Tropical Forest, and Nature’s Tricksters—were written for the juvenile market. Her magazine credits include Cosmopolitan, Science Digest, and International Wildlife. She has written scripts for fifty television films, the producers of which include Time-Life Films, Children's Television Workshop, National Geographic, and Disney Educational Productions. She lives in Virginia.