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The Junior Plant Lover's Handbook
A Green-Thumb Guide for Kids
Brief Description
An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover! Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants and will...
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Description
An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover!
Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants and will help you find the right plant(s) for your personality, regardless of where you live or how much space you have. With an expansive glossary of plant terms, you'll be speaking like a horticulture pro in no time.
Each section includes:
- "How To" instructions for planting and caring for greenery
- Fun plant facts
- Troubleshooting tips
- Interactive quizzes
- Informative, handy charts
- DIY crafts and projects
The Junior Plant Lover's Handbook by Molly Williams is a must-read for any enthusiastic gardener or plant hobbyist, providing practical and engaging content to nurture your love for all things green.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780762485703
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 February 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Running Press Kids
Illustration: 8-10 full 4-colour illustrations, 50 4-colour spots throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Michelle Carlos
- Illustrated by Michelle Carlos
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 158.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Molly Williams is the author of Killer Plants: Growing and Caring for Flytraps, Pitcher Plants and Other Deadly Flora (Running Press), How to Speak Flower (RP Kids), and Taming the Potted Beast: The Strange and Sensational History of the Not-so-Humble Houseplant (Andrews McMeel). She writes regularly for Apartment Therapy's gardening and horticulture section and other lifestyle magazines. She grew up on a flower farm and is now a professor of writing in New England.
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