When plants attack [electronic resource] : Strange and terrifying plants. Rebecca E Hirsch.
Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.
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- Physical Description: 1 online resource
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- Target Audience Note:
- Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)5.5 ATOS Level840 Lexile.
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- Electronic reproduction. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press â¢, 2019. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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Gardening.
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Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.
