There are more than 400,000 types of plants, and they include the tallest, heaviest, and oldest living things on Earth. Together, they make up the plant kingdom, one of the five kingdoms of living things. Like animals, plants need energy to survive and to grow, but they get it from sunlight instead of from food. Life on Earth depends on plants. All animals eat plants or plant-eaters. As a by-product of making their own food, plants release oxygen—the gas that all animals need to breathe.
Discover the icy wastes of the polar regions and the remarkable plants and animals that survive in such hostile conditions. Here is an exciting and informative guide to the vast, icy wastes at the ends of the earth. Superb color photographs of snowy mountains and frozen seas, rare animals and plants, and the teeming life on and under the ice offer a unique "eyewitness" view of our planet's polar wilderness. See a seal with a "trunk", a bear in a burrow, icebergs bigger than skyscrapers, 200-year-old snow goggles, and a pony's snowshoe. Learn about the northern and southern lights, the crushing power of ice, why Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole, how penguins keep warm, and what reindeer eat. Discover why layers of clothing retain body heat, which birds are known as "pirates of the air", which mammals live farthest north, how long a walrus feeds on its mother's milk, whether lemmings commit mass suicide or not, and much, much more!
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From carniverous leaves to the magic of pollination, plants are vital to life on earth. Packed with fun facts and dramatic photography, Eye Wonder Plants is great for projects and homework or just for fun.
Examine what a plant is, find out how plants support all other life on the planet, and discover their tricks of attracting pollinators and the secret weapons they use to keep predators at bay.
Behemoth vegetarians, scrappy carnivores, huge leafy plants, and violent storms all played a role in making Earth what it is today. Learn about the early life of our planet and the plants and animals that thrived here.
