Crazy Plants (A True Book: Incredible Plants!)

From floating flowers and flying seeds to sweet scents and deadly poison, explore the surprising world of the planet's wackiest plants.

A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.All plants need the same basic ingredients to live and reproduce, including air, water, and nutrients. While this may seem pretty straightforward, some plants have developed seriously wild ways to survive and thrive. | Karina Hamalainen has been a writer and an editor of Scholastic’s science and math magazines for a decade. Today, she is the editorial director of Scholastic MATH, a magazine that connects current events to the math that students are learning in middle school. She’s written six nonfiction books and many articles about everything from the science of Star Trek to the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. She lives in New York City.