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Plants That Eat Animals (Rookie Read-About Science Series)

Plants That Eat Animals (Rookie Read-About Science Series)

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ISBN-13:	9780516273099
Publisher:	Scholastic Library Publishing
Publication date:	09/28/2001
Series:	Rookie Read-About Science Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 7.02(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

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Readers might know lots of animals that eat plants, but how many readers know plants that eat animals? This book shares some of the unusual plants that get nutrients from both the soil and the animals that find their way into their tricky traps. From Venus’-flytraps to pitcher plants, this book touches briefly on several different varieties of carnivorous plants, and why and how they function. The paperback book itself is printed on small pages, allowing for small hands to easily hold and manipulate the pages. Each page has large text and only a few words or phrases, helping emerging readers to feel more confident as they advance from one page to the next. Full-color photographs help connect the text to each plant mentioned without the plant being physically present. An index and a glossary of new words round out this book for readers who are beginning to familiarize themselves with nonfiction texts. One of many in the “Read-About Science” series, readers can collect all of the books pertaining to various scientific subjects. Readers of all ages are sure to learn something new from this book and will hopefully be inspired to do further reading about these fascinating and unusual plants. Reviewer: Mary Pearl; Ages 6 to 7.

Children's Literature - Mary Pearl

We know that plenty of animals eat plants, but perhaps not the reverse. Plants that grow where the soil cannot provide sufficient nutrients have found other sources for what they need. Venus flytraps, sundew plants, pitcher plants, and Bladderworts all capture a variety of small animals and insects. They have a variety of techniques. The Venus flytrap has leaves like clamshells and when an insect, attracted by the plant's sweet juice, lands, the leaf snaps shut imprisoning the creature. Sundew plants use a similar technique with hairs that fold over and envelop the insect. Once the nutrients have been extracted the leaves open up awaiting a new victim. Pitcher plants drown their prey and Bladderworts capture them in bladders or packs. Part of the "Rookie Read-About Science" series. 2001, Children's Press/Scholastic,
— Marilyn Courtot

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