TY - GEN AU - Kalman, Bobbie TI - What is a plant? T2 - The science of living things SN - 077877645x CY - New York KW - Children's Literature KW - Plant life cycles KW - Non-Fiction KW - Flowers KW - Plants N2 - Plants provide people and animals with food, shelter, and even oxygen. Plants help us live and grow, but how does a plant grow? Where do plants grow? This book introduces young readers to a variety of plant types, including ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. This fact-filled book explains: photosynthesis; different methods of reproduction; how seeds germinate and grow; which types of plants grow in different climates; and, how plants defend themselves. ER -