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Triggering a Venus flytrap to snap its trap takes just two light touches from an insect's wing or a spider's legs. Unlike many plants, the Venus flytrap doesn't just get nutrition from photosynthesis and soil. Readers learn all about how the Venus flytrap draws in bugs to eat, as well as how the plant digests. The main content includes science curriculum information such as plant structures, habitat facts, and other unique elements of this plant's...
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The huge corpse flower rarely blooms, sometimes once every ten years. When it does, it gives off a strong scent-the stink of a rotting corpse! The gross smell has a purpose, as readers of this fascinating volume will learn. It has everything to do with a main subject of the elementary science curriculum: pollination. Other science topics covered include plant life cycles, structures, and adaptations. Fact boxes add even more expert information, while...
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Deserts aren't home to many plants. Those that live in such dry, hot environments need special adaptations to survive and thrive. Many species of cacti do just that! Readers of this beautifully designed book explore the ways cacti conserve water in their habitat, the features that make them similar to and different from other plants, and the reasons they're such vital parts of their ecosystems. Full-color photographs, interesting fact boxes, and a...
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Plants make all their own food-right? Not pitcher plants! Most pitcher plants draw in insects with their sweet-smelling nectar and slowly digest them. There are some kinds of pitcher plants that like to snack on mice and rats too. The bizarre eating habits of the pitcher plant are sure to fascinate and delight readers as they learn about this plant's digestive system, its habitat, and more. Full-color photographs, fact boxes, and simple explanations...
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