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This book explains how plants make our world beautiful and provide us with food, clothing, medicine, and carbon dioxide. There are more than 300,000 kinds of plants on Earth, and are divided into two categories, flowering and nonflowering.
Quick Summary
"How Plants Grow" by Helen Lepp Friesen is a nonfiction guide that explores how plants create our world's beauty while providing essential resources like food, clothing, medicine, and oxygen, covering more than 300,000 plant species divided into flowering and nonflowering categories. The book delves into plant biology, ecology, and the vital roles plants play in our daily lives, making it an excellent resource for young scientists curious about the natural world. If your kid enjoys the "Magic School Bus" science series or books like "The World of Plants" from the Usborne Science Encyclopedia, they will find this comprehensive yet accessible guide equally fascinating. This book is ideal for 4th through 6th graders reading at a 5.2 AR level who want to build scientific vocabulary and understanding of botany.