When Plants Attack, Rebecca E. Hirsch
When Plants Attack, Rebecca E. Hirsch
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When Plants Attack
Strange and Terrifying Plants

Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2020


Synopsis

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on July 15, 2020

What a fun (and informative) listen! From plants with poisonous defenses to those that trap & eat unsuspecting animals, this book delves into plants that aren't your grandma's petunias! And the best part -- this isn't an M. Night Shyamalan movie. It's real! These plants really exist! Just don't get......more

Goodreads review by Gilbert on May 12, 2022

Plants are supposed to be the passive, attractive, stationary life forms that make up your grass or offer you shade or decorate your yard. However, there are a few that reject that ornamental role and take a more aggressive view of life. Know this isn’t Day of the Triffids or some other scary sci fi......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 15, 2019

Plants get a rep for being pretty and docile, this book challenges that by introducing you to some fascinating and deadly plants. This book gives you in depth information that is not over technical so it keeps readers of all ages engaged and is easy to understand/read but full of cool facts. It also......more

Goodreads review by Bookaholic__Reviews on July 21, 2020

When plants attack focuses heavily on the many different ways plants adapt in order to guarantee their survival. Full of fun and gross facts about plants that kept myself and my son intrigued from start to finish. Who knew plants could be so terrifying! The narration of this book was perfect but I w......more