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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants -- and the equally powerful taboos Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities...
2) Crazy plants
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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From floating flowers and flying seeds to sweet scents and deadly poison, explore the surprising world of the planet's wackiest plants.
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Evil mastermind Zomboss wants to build a zombie factory and position his new army in the best location possible, but Crazy Dave, his helpers Nate and Patrice, and their batch of intelligent plants, will try to get the factory for themselves.
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Dr. Zomboss invents a Cold Crystal, capable of freezing Neighborville, creating an eternal winter and burying both everyone in snow! With most of the zombie-battling plants chilled and immobile, Zomboss hopes to lead his troops on a mission to overrun the city. It's up to Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and the plants to save Neighborville!"--Provided by publisher.
7) Plants
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Nature all around volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about why plants are so essential. In this third book in the Nature All Around series, young readers will learn all about different plants' parts, life cycles, habitats and more, before going on a journey through a year in a plant's life. Essential scientific topics, such as pollination and photosynthesis, are explained in kid-friendly language, with helpful...
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Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Plants only make their own food--right? Not pitcher plants! Most pitcher plants draw in insects with their sweet-smelling nectar and slowly digest them. There is one kind of pitcher plant that likes to snack on tree shrews, too. The bizarre eating habits of the pitcher plant are sure to fascinate and delight readers as they learn how this plant's digestive system works, its habitat, and more. Full-color photographs and a simple diagram allow readers...
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"The battle for clean water begins! As soon as Dr. Zomboss discovers Lake Gumbo near Neighborville, Gargantuars start posing on Muscle Beach, volleyballs bounce off bungee zombies, and Zomboss revs up a giant underwater drill to pollute the lake! Nate, Patrice, and Crazy Dave spot trouble and do all they can to quell another zombie attack."--Provided by publisher.
10) Plants in winter
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Child's World
Pub. Date
c2018
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English
Description
"Engage readers with a story of what happens to plants in winter. Readers are introduced to the concepts of weather, how it changes in winter, and what its changes mean for plants. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research. A kid-friendly project inspires creativity and hands-on fun"--Provided by the publisher.
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Dr. Zomboss creates an army of teeny zombies to try and sneak up on all the brains in Neighborville! To battle these miniscule menaces, the plants, Crazy Dave, Patrice, and Nate must shrink themselves to have any chance at defeating the zombies. But how will Neighborville's insects react to the invasion of their turf-of-the-tiny? And will this miniature zombie invasion mean the party for Crazy Dave's two-hundred-year-old pants gets cancelled?"--Back...
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Halloween in Neighborville is weird enough, but now Zomboss and his zombie army want to turn the holiday into their own scarier Lawn of Doom celebration! With Zomboss filling everyone's yards with traps and special zombies, Crazy Dave, Patrice, Nate, and a batch of brave, boisterous plants fight back in contests of best tricks, best treats, and best costumes!"--
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When the evil Dr. Zomboss hears of the plants' plan to destroy the zombies he comes up with a plan of his own, a plan which the plants, Crazy Dave, and Nate and Patrice, must now try and counter."--Provided by publisher.
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Catapult
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A tree is planted on a precarious border. A shrub is stolen from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put down roots elsewhere? In fourteen essays, Dispersals explores the entanglements of the plant and human worlds: from species considered invasive, like giant hogweed; to those vilified but intimate, like soy; and those like kelp, on which our futures depend. Each...
20) Plants
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Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Introduces plants, including information on how to identify them, where they can be found, and how they benefit humans and animals.
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