THE VISUAL DICTIONARY OF PLANTS

by ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 1, 1992

A splendid addition to the ""Eyewitness Visual Dictionary"" series, with hundreds of outstanding color photos and drawings, all extensively labeled. Beginning with a discussion of characteristics of the plant kingdom, this logically organized volume presents plantlike nonplants (fungi, lichens, algae) and then proceeds up the phyla: liverworts and mosses; horsetails, club mosses and ferns; gymnosperms and angiosperms. Plant parts and processes (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, pollination, photosynthesis) are then discussed in greater detail; information on classification concludes the book. Though the text is technical, almost every aspect is illustrated, and each term and topic is detailed in the index. Visually beautiful and unusually complete: an excellent choice for reference and circulation, made especially accessible by index's more than 3,000 entries.

Pub Date: June 1, 1992

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 64

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley--dist. by Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1992

Categories: CHILDREN'S