Long ago, the people in Greece believed that the sun was a god named Helios, who drove across the sky in a chariot pulled by four horses. There is a Greek tale about a girl named Clytie who fell in...
The hunting of the truffle
Truffles, like mushrooms, are a kind of fungus. But unlike mushrooms, truffles grow underground. That makes them hard to find. Truffles are so tasty that people often spend many hours hunting for...
The flower that tells of battles
More than a thousand years ago, says an old French tale, there lived a holy man now known as Saint Leonard. One day he gave away all his money and everything he owned. Then he went to live by himself...
The plant that saved a king
Thistles aren't the sort of flower that people like to pick. They aren't very pretty and they have prickly leaves that hurt you if you touch them. And thistles grow so quickly and thickly that they...
True Tales and Tall Tales
Have you ever read a story in which the hero was a plant? In Scotland, the people tell a story about how thistle plants saved a king. Have you ever heard about a plant people hunt for with pigs? Or...
People who help us enjoy plants
A florist is an artist and gardener combined. Florists grow and sell plants and flowers. They also make the beautiful bouquets you see at weddings, anniversaries, and on other special occasions. >...
People who help gardens grow
Many people garden for fun. But there are people who work as gardeners and get paid. They work in parks, zoos, and many other public places where there are trees and other plants to care for. ...
People who work in forests
Wouldn't it be fun to work in the woods? That's what most foresters do. There are two kinds of foresters. Some foresters work for a government. They take care of national parks and forests so that...
People who work with farm plants
If you had a sick pet, you would take it to an animal doctor called a veterinarian. And if you were a farmer with sick plants or poor soil, you would get help from a plant doctor called an...
People who find new ways to use plants
Of course, you know that fruits, vegetables, rubber, string, and several kinds of cloth come from plants. But do you know that the clear, smooth cellophane that people sometimes wrap things in comes...