Dragon Arum Smells Awful

Author : Janey Levy
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538246412

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Dragon Arum Smells Awful! by Janey Levy Pdf

When we think of flowering plants, we generally imagine those with a pleasant fragrance that draw bees to pollinate them. Introduce your readers to the dragon arum, which is pollinated by flies that prefer the smell of rotting meat to that of sweet nectar. Readers of this absorbing volume will learn fascinating facts about this strange plant, including what it looks like and where it grows, in addition to the reason for its awful odor. Accessible text highlights important elementary science concepts, and vivid images help readers closely examine a plant they may never get to see in real life. Fact boxes provide perfect report-writing data and a graphic organizer enhances the learning experience.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780744020984

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Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds by DK Pdf

A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees. We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines? How do some plants trap and eat insects? Did you know there are trees that are 5,000 years old? Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds explores the mysterious world of plants to find the answers to these and many more questions. Each type of plant--such as a flowering plant, tree, grass, or cactus--is examined close up, with an example shown from all angles and even in cross section, to highlight the key parts. Then picture-packed galleries show the wonderful variety of plants on different themes, perhaps the habitat they grow in, a flower family, or the plants that supply us with our staple foods. But the book also takes a fun look at some truly weird and wonderful plants, including trees with fruits like a giant's fingers, orchids that look like monkey faces, seeds that spin like helicopters, and trees that drip poison. So open this beautiful book and find out more about amazing Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UCAL:C2586104

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The Garden by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Robinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108037129

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The English Flower Garden by William Robinson Pdf

This 1883 best-selling gardening book revolutionised garden design in later Victorian England, advocating a more natural style.

Author : William Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Cottage gardening
ISBN : OXFORD:590848196

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The English Flower Garden by William Robinson Pdf

Author : Xan Fielding
Publisher : Paul Dry Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781589880856

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The Stronghold by Xan Fielding Pdf

"During the Second World War, Xan Fielding served for two years as an officer in the British Special Operations Executive on German-occupied Crete, where he ran an intelligence network in co-operation with the Cretan resistance movement. Seven years later, Fielding returned to Crete to spend a year travelling in the island's White Mountains (the "stronghold" of the title), revisiting sites of his wartime exploits and seeking out former comrades who had returned to their peacetime lives. His sojourn resulted in this remarkable memoir, a documentary-like record of days spent among Cretan peasants blended with history and literature -- a travelogue like no other. The Stronghold is a blending of "history and culture with experience, but one wedded to fidelity. Fielding never arrives; there is no great journey of self. There is just a question answered about the war and youth ... he can't shake Crete, as no man can shake the formative experience of his youth." -- from the new foreword by Robert Messenger

Author : William Robinson (F.L.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Floriculture
ISBN : MINN:319510004421302

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The English Flower Garden by William Robinson (F.L.S.) Pdf

Author : H. Ralph Schumacher
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781480847989

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The Idiosyncratic Garden by H. Ralph Schumacher Pdf

Every garden offers opportunities to innovate and reflect personal interests, or as shown in H. Ralph Schumacher’s book, to be idiosyncratic. This lavishly illustrated guide offers inspirational ideas from both Philadelphia area gardens and the author’s own garden for developing distinctive features for any garden. Some of the topics covered include topography, color schemes, seasonal changes, focal points, using art in the garden, plant selection, and creating themes in the garden. The text and accompanying illustrations trace the evolution of the author’s garden since 1967, when he purchased his home. A jungle gym used by his young children transitions into a frame for a climbing vine. Personal touches, including a handmade weathervane and terracotta jar, as well as various bird feeders and a sundial, enliven the landscape. The author includes ideas and objects picked up on his travels and demonstrate how to successfully incorporate themes from other cultures into one’s own unique garden. He documents how the landscape in his own garden changes with the seasons. Writing in a conversational, accessible style, Schumacher’s book is the perfect companion on a delightful journey into the world of creating memorable, distinctive gardens.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN : WISC:89047973920

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The Ohio Conservation Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756688394

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Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures by DK Pdf

Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures is a fascinating read - not only do you discover the basics of reptile and amphibian anatomy, you also learn about the lives and times of a great number of creatures: see how they survive in lakes and rivers, forests and deserts, and how they have adapted to the most inhospitable habitats. Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures provides ideas for things to make, games to play, quizzes, and shocking facts to share with your friends. It's everything you need to know, and everything you WANT to find out.

Author : Harriet Kuhnlein,Nancy J Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000092325

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Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples by Harriet Kuhnlein,Nancy J Turner Pdf

First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.

Author : Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher : Entangled: Teen
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781622667178

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Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout Pdf

Discover the New York Times bestselling series from Jennifer L. Armentrout. Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is. Read the entire bestselling series! #1: Obsidian (from Katy's point of view) #2: Onyx (from Katy's point of view) #3: Opal (from Katy's point of view) #4: Origin #5: Opposition Oblivion (Books 1-3 from Daemon's point of view) CAN BE READ FIRST OR AFTER KATY'S POV! Prequel: Shadows (Dawson's story)

Author : Peter V. Taberner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468467000

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Aphrodisiacs by Peter V. Taberner Pdf

The planning and writing of this book has taken rather longer than I had originally intended; what began as a modest literary project for two second-year medical students has expanded over eight years to become a complete book. The subject matter lent itself all too easily to a sen sationalist approach yet, on the other hand, a strictly scientific approach would probably have resulted in a dull dry text of little interest to the general reader. I have therefore attempted to bridge the gap and make the book intelligible and entertaining to the non-special ist, but at the same time ensuring that it is factually correct and adequately researched for the scientist or clinician. I have always been impressed by Sir J .G. Frazer's introduction to his classic book The Golden Bough in which he apologizes for the fact that an article originally intended merely to explain the rules of succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia had expanded, over a period of thirty years, to twelve volumes. The present work cannot pretend to such heady levels of academic excellence.

Author : John Ashton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Animals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010140445

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Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton Pdf

Author : Neltje Blanchan
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547066576

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Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan Pdf

"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing" is a book about plants or any flowers authored by Neltje Blanchan, a United States scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds. It covers mostly North American species, with a sprinkling of cosmopolitans and it contains illustrations accompanying the text, which is arranged by plant family under the classification system of Gray's New Manual of Botany.