Series: Young Naturalists

Age range 7 to 9 Fungi are everywhere! They live in the coldest corner of Antarctica and on hot, sandy desert dunes. They're in the air you breathe and the food you eat. But fungi are more than pizza toppings. They form partnerships with plants and help us clean up our planet through bioremediation. Some fungi eat our crops; others...

Finalist for the 2020 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book - this book exemplifies outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration for young readers. DID YOU KNOW... Scientists believe that mosses, the first plants, may have changed the Earth's climate from hot to cold by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Many members of the cabbage family release...