Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Wildflowers

by Libby Romero

Overview

The latest in the Ultimate Explorer line is a hands-on, fun, fact-filled guide to spotting, discovering, and identifying wildflowers in your own backyard. Go ahead—dig in—and don't be afraid to get your hands dirty!

What do you call a garden filled with lots of flowers? A polli-nation! Nat Geo Kids is back with the newest fact- and photo-filled Ultimate Explorer Field Guide, and this one packs some real flower power! This guide to wildflowers will make kids stop and look for all kinds of blossoms blooming right under their noses. From buttercups to bladderworts, primroses to pitcher plants, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot these wildflowers in their backyard, down the street, or all over town! Jam-packed with tons of info, interactive prompts, tips for budding botanists, super stats, and jokes—it's the perfect companion for exploring the backyard or field trips, camping, or vacation. Durable and portable, it's just right for your pocket or backpack!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426329951
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/27/2018
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	507,613
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Libby Romero was a journalist and a teacher before becoming an author. She has written teacher's guides, interactive whiteboards, and a variety of other materials for publishers such as National Geographic's Explorer magazine and the Smithsonian Institution's Tween Tribune. Romero is the author of dozens of books, including the National Geographic Reader biography Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See.

Table of Contents

About Wildflowers 6

A World of Wildflowers 8

How to Use This Book 12

Wildflower Report: Basal Angiosperms 14

Monocots

Water-Plantains/Alismataceae 16

Arums/Araceae 18

Lilies/Liliaceae 20

Colchicums/Colchicaceae 23

Meadow Saffrons/Colchicaceae 24

Trilliums/Melanthiaceae 25

Death Camases/Melanthiaceae 26

False Hellebores/Melanthiaceae 27

Wildflower Report: Flower Life Cycle 28

Orchids/Orchidaceae 30

Irises/Iridaceae 32

Daffodils/Amaryllidaceae 33

Asparagus/Asparagaceae 34

Pickerelweeds/Pontedariaceae 36

Spiderworts/Commelinaceae 37

Cattails/Typhaceae 38

Bur-reeds/Typhaceae 39

Wildflower Report: Time to Bloom 40

Eudicots

Poppies/Papaveraceae 42

Fumitories/Fumariaceae 44

Barberries/Berberidaceae 46

Buttercups/Ranunculaceae 47

Saxifrages/Saxifragaceae 51

Wood Sorrels/Oxalidaceae 53

Wildflower Report: Attracting Pollinators 54

St. John's Worts/Hypericaceae 56

Violets/Violaceae 58

Flaxes/Linaceae 60

Geraniums/Geraniaceae 61

Evening Primroses/Onagraceae 63

Loosestrifes/Lythraceae 66

Wildflower Report: Invasive Species 68

Mallows/Malvaceae 70

Rock-Roses/Cistaceae 72

Capers/Capparaceae 73

Mustards/Brassicaceae 75

Wildflower Report: Petal Patterns 78

Roses/Rosaceae 80

Peas/Fabaceae 84

Pinks/Caryophyllaceae 87

Buckwheats/Polygonaceae 88

Sundews/Droseraceae 89

Purslanes/Portulacaceae 90

Fig-Marigolds/Aizoaceae 91

Four O'clocks/Nyctaginaceae 92

Cacti/Cactaceae 93

Wildflower Report: Looking at Leaves 94

Touch-me-nots/Balsaminaceae 96

Phlox/Polemoniaceae 97

Primroses/Primulaceae 99

Pitcher-plants/Sarraceniaceae 102

Heaths/Ericaceae 104

Wintergreens/Pyrolaceae 105

Wildflower Report: Weird Flowers 106

Gentians/Gentianaceae 108

Dogbanes/Apocynaceae 110

Milkweeds/Asclepiadaceae 111

Madders/Rubiaceae 112

Borages/Boraginaceae 113

Waterleaves/Hydrophyllaceae 115

Morning-glories/Convolvulaceae 116

Nightshades/Solanaceae 117

Wildflower Report: Dangerous Flowers 118

Acanthuses/Acanthaceae 120

Bladderworts/Lentibulariaceae 121

Verbenas/Verbenaceae 122

Mints/Lamiaceae 123

Figworts/Scrophulariaceae 124

Valerians/Valerianaceae 126

Bellflowers/Campanulaceae 127

Asters/Asterateae 129

Carrots/Apiaceae 134

Wildflower Report: Building Better Habitats 136

State Flowers 138

Quick ID Guide 140

Make This! 151

Glossary 152

Find Out More 155

Index 156

Credits 159

Editorial Reviews

"This field guide to wildflowers is packed with useful information as well as features designed to engage children." — Booklist


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