Looking at Plants (David Suzuki's Looking at Series) - Softcover

Suzuki, David

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9780471540496: Looking at Plants (David Suzuki's Looking at Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471540498 ISBN 13: 9780471540496

Publisher: Wiley, 1992

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Looking at Plants Do you know...

some flowers can weigh up to thirty pounds?
that the oldest living tree is 4600 years old?
some vines will climb 200 feet and are so strong they can hold up grown trees that have died?
one plant has exploding fruit that can shoot its seeds as fast as 60mph?

These are just a few of the amazing facts that introduce you to the fascinating world of plants. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll travel, petal-by-petal, twig-by-twig, and leaf-by-leaf, the fascinating world of green and growing things. Wouldn’t you like to...

make your own ink out of berries?
make a garden that grows in a bottle?
make your own paper?
build a plant obstacle course?

Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at Plants is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

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About the Author:

DAVID SUZUKI, a professor of genetics at the University of British Columbia, is the host of the award-winning television series, "The Nature of Things." He is also the author of several other books,including Looking at the Body, Looking at Weather, Looking at Senses, Looking at Insects, and Looking at the Environment. BARBARA HEHNER is a writer and editor who has worked with David Suzuki on all the Looking At books. She has edited over 50 other children’s books.

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