Eaten Alive by Carnivorous Plants: Grades 2-4

By Kathleen J. Honda

Discover the Amazing World of Carnivorous Plants - A Fun and Educational Book for All Ages This is a natural science book for a young audience. There are over 800 different kinds of meat-eating plants in the world. They attract, capture, and digest their prey in order to supplement the nutrients that are deficient in the soil they grow in. This book describes all four major types of traps used by carnivorous plants. Children will learn all the tricks these plants have in store for their unsuspecting prey. Breath-taking color photos accompanying the text will take young readers into the fascinating wonders of the natural world. CONTENTS 1. Meat-Eating Plants 2. Venus Flytrap 3. Sticky Flypaper 4. Slippery Pitfall 5. Suction Trap 6. How to Grow Them What's inside: Find out how the Venus flytrap catches prey with its lightning-fast snap-trap. Learn how sundews and butterworts trap small bugs with their sticky flypaper trap. Watch how pitfall traps are used in pitcher plants, the cobra plant and tropical pitcher plants. Explore bladderworts' suction trap in the water that sucks up aquatic prey in the blink of an eye. Learn the reason why carnivorous plants acquired these bizarre and unique adaptations. This book is for: Kids who love nature, plants & flowers, and science. Classroom science projects, homeschool learning. Young, future botanists and curious minds. Parents and teachers looking for natural science facts. The book is filled with stunning full-color photos of these amazing meat-eating plants along with clear and engaging, easy-to-understand explanations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BJNG7Z2S
• ISBN13: 9798358945913
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"