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DK Eyewitness Guides: Plant by David Burnie

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Summary

This collection of specially commissioned photographs explores the fascinating world of flowering plants. The book examines plant anatomy, reproduction and growth, studies the importance of plants in human life, and reveals the secrets of flowers, leaves, seeds and fruits.

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DK Eyewitness Guides: Plant by David Burnie

Plants provide the food and the oxygen needed to sustain all animal life. Without them there would be no life on Earth. Plants grow almost everywhere - from sandy beaches to dark forests and from high mountains to hot deserts.Plant uses unique time-lapse photo-sequences to show how a seedling emerges from a seed how a flower opens how a dandelion makes its fluffy seed head and how a Venus fly trap catches insects. Explore the complex world of plants see how they make food reproduce and grow.Discover the importance of plants in human life and how they are used both as food and as medicines. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Plant is a beautiful and informative visual guide to the natural history of plants.

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780863183683
ISBN 10 0863183689
Title DK Eyewitness Guides: Plant
Author David Burnie
Series Dk Eyewitness
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 1998-02-26
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.