Incredible plants! (Children's Press (New York, N.Y.))

True book.

Extreme adaptations -- How do plants adapt to their environment? -- Very unusual nutrients -- Which plants get food from sources other than soil? -- Screaming for attention -- Which plants have the most unique flowers and scents? -- Weird fruits and seeds -- Which plants make the craziest fruits and seeds? -- The big truth: the rarest of the rare -- What are some of the most endangered plants on earth? -- Defense strategies -- Which plants have unique ways to protect themselves? -- Activity: design a plant -- True statistics

Presents strange but true facts on plant adaptations, from succulents in the arid desert and insect-eating carnivorous plants to foul-smelling flowers and gigantic seeds

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