Plant

Book

Plant / written by David Burnie ; [special photography by Andrew McRobb ... et al.].

Burnie, David. (Author). McRobb, Andrew, (ill.).

Summary:

A photo essay introduces the world of plants, including the germination of seeds, plant defenses, and uses of plants. "The most impressive feature of this book is the quality of the carefully composed images, such as the time-lapse aging of a blossom. Each superb spread contains a complete topic, including how a plant is pollinated, how seeds are spread, and surviving above the snow line. Readers of many ages can appreciate this."

Record details

ISBN: 0394822528 :
ISBN: 9780394822525
ISBN: 0394922522 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 9780394922522 (lib. bdg.)
Physical Description: 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: New York : Knopf : 1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: What is a plant -- Parts of a plant -- Plant is born -- Bursting into bloom -- Light diet -- Simple flower dissected -- Complex flower -- All sorts of flowers -- How a plant is pollinated -- Strange pollinators -- From flower to fruit -- How seeds are spread -- Borne on the wind -- Spreading without seeds -- Living leaves -- Self-defense -- Creepers and climbers -- Meat eaters -- Caught in a trap -- Parasitic plants -- Plant passengers -- Adapting to water -- Surviving above the snowline -- Living without water -- Food from plants -- Story of wheat -- Potions and poisons -- Plant collectors -- Looking at plants -- Index.