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Extreme trees : and how they got that way. / by Ellen Lawrence ; consultants , Melissa Islam, PhD, Associate Director of research and Head Curator of Gardens' Herbaria, Denver Botanic Gardens, Kimberly Brenneman, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Provides information about the unusual adaptations that trees make in order to survive, including spiked bark, poisonous sap, above-ground roots, and extreme height.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781627243063 (library binding : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1627243062 (library binding : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing Company, Inc., [2015]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | That's extreme! -- Giants of the rain forest -- A rainbow of color -- Spiky trunks -- Dropping dragon's blood -- Danger, deadly poison! -- Spreading banyan trees -- A prehistoric tree -- The chapel oak -- Science lab -- Science words. |
| Target Audience Note: | Age: 7-12. |
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| Subject: | Trees > Juvenile literature. Trees > Defenses > Juvenile literature. |
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Summary:
Provides information about the unusual adaptations that trees make in order to survive, including spiked bark, poisonous sap, above-ground roots, and extreme height.
