Childcraft
THE HOW AND WHY LIBRARY
The Green Kingdom
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Sleeping life
It is the flowers’ nighttime . . . In many parts of the world it is winter, and the ground lies cold and hard beneath snow and frost. The sleeping trees are brown and bare. The dry, dead stems of…
Plant Ways
So W. W. Watt Have you ever wondered why leaves change color in the fall? Or why some flowers smell nice and some don’t? Or what pine cones are for? Do you know why some trees stay green all…
Nature’s Neighbors
Do you know that plants live in communities just as people clo? A forest is a plant community of many trees. A pond is a community of many water plants. Prairies, deserts, and oceans are plant…
Strange and Surprising Plants
If you think that all plants are green, have leaves, and grow in the ground, you’re in for a surprise. Some plants are white, orange, or even purple, instead of green. Some plants grow on bread,…
