Plantopedia : Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth Hardback

Marvel at more than 600 beautiful, bold and bizarre plants and flowers in this follow-up to the bestselling Creaturepedia - featuring the fun, colourful illustrations of Adrienne Barman and finished with an embossed cover and a grosgrain ribbon marker. Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours.

Alphabetically ordered by their special traits and characteristics, including:The big eaters - meet the insect-digesting plants, such as the Venus flytrapThe confused fruits - avocado, tomato, eggplant and more you thought were veggiesThe giants - admire among them the elephant cactus, which grows up to 50 feet tallThe guests - with parasites such as mistletoe, which sucks nutrients from treesThe healers - a collection of medicinal plants, such as echinacea, tea tree and chamomileThe old-timers - featuring the giant sequoia, which can live for over 3,000 yearsWhich would you plant in your garden?