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Perfectly Peculiar Plants

Chris Thorogood, illustrated by Catell Ronca The

Perfectly Peculiar Plants surveys unusually shaped and behaving plants from around Earth. Its subjects include sea beans, cucumbers that squirt, baobab trees, and Venus fly traps. The book supplies unexpected facts about plants while drawing attention to their variety. Chris Thorogood wrote this 64-page book, published by words & pictures on September 20, 2018. It presents the plant world through examples chosen for their unusual features.

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Book details

Themes
Curiosity · Nature · Plants And Gardening · Science
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
words & pictures
Published
September 20, 2018
Pages
64
ISBN-13
9781786032867
Language
English
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