Perfectly Peculiar Plants
Take a Walk through Earth's Weirdest, Wildest and Most ...
by Chris Thorogood
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Pub Date 20 Sep 2018 | Archive Date 21 Dec 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - words & pictures | words & pictures
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Description
This exuberant celebration of the weird and wonderful world of plants is full of unexpected facts, perfect for budding botanists and armchair art lovers alike. A vibrant, close-up exploration of plants, this colorful book focuses on the extraordinary and unexpected, from the tiny bee orchid to the mighty strangler fig.
Looking at plants from across the globe, the specimens featured include carnivorous and poisonous species; plants that provide us with food, materials, or medicine; those that have a special symbiotic relationship with animals or other plants; as well as especially rare or record-breaking species. Among many other awesome plants, discover:
- Lithops hookeri, the pebble plant that disguises itself as a stone to hide from predators;
- Nepenthes lowii, the tree shrew toilet pitcher that thrives on nutrients from tree shrew droppings;
- Drosera rotundifolia, the sundew that digests insects after trapping them with sticky dew-like droplets; and
- Selaginella lepidophylla, the resurrection plant that can survive for years without any rainwater at all.
Bursting with color, there’s something new and unexpected to discover on every page of this celebration of fierce and fabulous plants.
Marketing Plan
Focus: Leverage author contacts in the botanical world and for national media; a secondary focus on science and the educational market Work with author on his contacts in the botanical world Interesting fact social campaign Submit to relevant awards – especially NSTA Send to science publications (NSTA Recommends, National Geographic, etc.) Pitch to science, educational, and kid lit bloggers for review and giveaway Pitch glossies and top dailies for interviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781786032867 |
| PRICE | US$17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 64 |
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