DK Readers: Plants Bite Back! (Level 3: Reading Alone)

Introduces stinging plants, poisonous plants, and plants that eat animals.

The successful learning to read program combines DK's highly visual Eyewitness style with engaging, easy-to-read, age-appropriate stories written specifically for four progressive reading levels. Each level features stunning DK photographs, bright illustrations, and text guaranteed to capture a child's interest while developing his or her reading skills and general knowledge. At Level 3 the Readers introduce more complex sentence structures and increased vocabulary. Archive photos and detailed illustrations make the stories exciting for children to read on their own.

Children's Literature

Among the 250,000 plant types that cover the earth there are about 400 identified as carnivores. These plants eat meat--mostly small insects--but some, such as the giant pitcher plants that grow in Borneo, can trap small birds, frogs and rats. While plants don't eat humans, many plants are poisonous or have noxious spines and hairs that can harm people. This level 3 reader offers much to ruminate about in its five chapters with enticing headings such as "Greedy Green Guzzlers" and Deadly Weeds." There is also a glossary and plenty of colorful photographs and illustrations throughout. Part of the "Eyewitness Readers" series.