Do Plants Have Heads?: Learning About Plant Parts with the Garbage Gang

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Derek Toye (Illustrator)

Overview

The Garbage Gang meets a sunflower named Raye, but they want to know more about her. A real adventure takes place when they shrink in size and climb up Raye to take a closer look at all of her plant parts. The gang wonders, "Do plants have heads?" Their new friend, Raye, teaches them all about plant parts, and she eventually answers their burning question.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479570591
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	The Garbage Gang's Super Science Questions
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Thomas Kingsley Troupe is the author of a big ol’ pile of books for kids. He’s written about everything from ghosts to Bigfoot to 3rd grade werewolves. He even wrote a book about dirt. When he’s not writing or reading, he investigates the strange and spooky as part of the Twin Cities Paranormal Society. Thomas lives in Woodbury, Minnesota with his two sons.

Interviews

1. Topics relate to Next Generation Science Standards (STEM). 2. Goofy, funny characters hook readers into learning about science. 3. Inspired by the innocent and unintentionally funny questions kids ask about the world around them. 4. Comic book style art creates a fun and engaging pallete for readers to follow the characters on their journey.