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"Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about flowers! Prepare to be shocked and weirded out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to some of nature's strangest plants. Flowers are beautiful. They have bright colors, soft petals and sweet nectar. Yum! But that's not the whole truth. Flowers can be WEIRD ... and one bee is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a bee reveals how flowers are so...

What Does a Venus flytrap eat? How strong is a giant water lily? Do flowers bloom at night? You'll find the answers to these thorny questions and many more inside, along with everything you need to know about how botanists are helping save the planet, and how you can grow your own garden! As you meet all kinds of colorful, carnivorous, weird and wonderful flowering plants from around the world, you can play search and find in the pictures, too. Can...

Publisher Annotation: Come along on a journey through the oceans of the world in this beautiful book with illustrations made entirely from hand-pressed plants. Artist Helen Ahpornsiri transforms silky seaweeds, feathery algae, and bright coastal blooms into playful penguins, scuttling crabs, and schools of silvery sharks. Turn the page to explore each corner of the ocean, from hidden rock pools to the darkest depths. Marvel as plants transform into...