Flowers (See How Plants Grow)

by NicolaEdwards (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $5.15

  This book is an introduction to flowers and the plants they grow on. It describes what flowers are, where they grow, what they are for, and the variety of flowers around the world in different environments. It also introduces pollination, seed development and dispersal. Following a look at how we use flowers (eg medicines and perfumes as well as for decoration), the book shows readers how to grow their own flower. The book includes flower fact boxes that highlight additional information, and a glossary and index. It is illustrated with full colour photos throughout.

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $17.08

  This book is an introduction to vegetables. It describes what vegetables are, where they grow, what they are for, and the variety of vegetables around the world in different environments. It also introduces germination and the start of plant growth, photosynthesis and how plants make food. Following a look at the variety of food we get from vegetable - leaves, roots, stems and flowers - the book shows readers how to grow their own vegetables. The book includes vegetable fact boxes that highlight additional information, and a glossary and index. It is illustrated with full colour photos throughout.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $5.00

  Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children's composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children's books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children's books, of which this is one, that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.