Text

Plant Attack!: The Fascinating Ways Flora Defends Itself

---

Just like people and animals, plants need to defend themselves.

They can't scream or run away from danger, but many have developed surprisingly cool and courageous ways to keep themselves safe from pesky bugs, hungry animals and even large-clawed crabs. Plants can stab, poison, drown and even suffocate their predators. Discover the corpse flower, which smells like a combination of rotting wounds, garlic, cheese and sour sweat. Then there is the touch-me-not balsam that explodes, flinging anything that touches it through the air. Plant Attack! The Fascinating Ways Flora Defend Themselves explores 15 different plants and the unique, and sometimes bizarre, ways they defend themselves from predators, including us.

Praise for Erin Silver:

★"Enthralling...Empowers readers to understand their own human coping mechanisms, while colorful, detailed images soaked in softly muted earth tones build a base of strong general knowledge. The challenge for readers young and old will be to see who says 'ew' first! A thoroughly engaging, fact-filled book with audacious and memorable animal responses to predators. A must-have for every library."―School Library Journal, starred review for Mighty Scared

---

Availability

27816	581.45 SIL	Non-Fiction	Available
27817	581.45 SIL	Non-Fiction	Available

Detail Information

Series Title

-

Call Number

581.45 SIL

Publisher

: Orca Book Publishers., 2025

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781459837973

Classification

581.45

Content Type

text

Media Type

-

Carrier Type

-

Edition

-

Subject(s)

-

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

-

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment