From providing the oxygen we breathe to supplying nutritious foods, this engaging title examines some of the many ways plants are essential to all living things. In addition to encouraging an appreciation for the natural world, readers will learn some personal choices they can make to help protect plants and their habitats.

This book introduces readers to how cashews are grown, harvested, and prepared. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, infographics, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index.

Where can you go to learn about animals and plants in their natural habitats? The nature center offers an exciting experience of what is happening in nature when no one is looking. From bird watching to nature hikes, the nature center has a lot to offer. Discover all there is to see there with carefully leveled text and full-color photos. Critical thinking questions and a photo glossary supply readers with the basic building blocks for reading nonfiction....

This book introduces readers to how wild rice is grown, harvested, and prepared. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, infographics, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO. Detailed maps Glossary of key words...

The process of a new life starting is fascinating! Watch a bean grow from a seed to a plant. Young readers will learn about the stages in a bean's life. From the seed germinating to the bean pods that are picked for eating. The life cycle of a bean is beautiful to see!

Genetically Modified Food helps readers trace the history of GMOs, explore the science behind it, understand why and how we utilize them, and discuss controversies concerning GMOs from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division...

This title provides curious young readers with a close-up look at plant stems. Readers will discover why plants need stems, the different kinds of stems, and how new plants can grow from the stems of mature plants.

A moving and informative biography of the 20th-century American agriculture scientist whose innovations in crop varieties founded the Green Revolution and fed hundreds of millions of people around the world - with full-color chapter illustrations and STEM - and history-themed text features throughout. Can a quiet Iowa farm boy grow up to change the world? Norman Ernest Borlaug did. Born in 1914, raised on a small farm, and educated in a one-room...

Browse through an alphabetical list of over 40 flower genera and species in this mini photo-paedia with nice colour images captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The rich variety of flora beauty teeming in this city from late winter through autumn is heavily featured in this reference collection, which may come in handy for the garden enthusiast.

How does an acorn become a mighty oak tree? What does a tiny sunflower seed need to grow into a tall yellow flower? In this title, readers will investigate how plants grow and how they disperse their seeds. They'll also discover that many of the foods we eat are seeds!