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The junior plant lover's handbook : a green thumb guide for kids /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Running Press Kids, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: vii, 152 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780762485703
  • 0762485701
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 635.9/65 23/eng/20240410
LOC classification:
  • SB457 .W6155 2025
Contents:
Part one. The plant playbook : Plant parts 101 ; The junior plant lover's toolbox ; The container quest: Understanding pots for planting ; Nature's magic: Getting to know a plant's needs ; Plant power-ups: The what's what about fertilizer ; How to read a plant-care tag -- Part two. The indoor-plant encyclopedia : Houseplants 101 ; Tropical houseplants ; Temperate houseplants ; Dry-climate houseplants ; Epiphytic plants -- Part three. Crops in the kitchen : Growing food indoors ; Citrus ; Herbs ; Microgreens ; Vegetables -- Part four. The green glossary : The big plant vocabularly list.
Summary: "An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover! Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants, and will help you find the right plant(s) for your personality, regardless of where you live or how much space you have. With an expansive glossary of plant terms, you'll be speaking like a horticulture pro in no time."--
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 635.9 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000610729

Part one. The plant playbook : Plant parts 101 ; The junior plant lover's toolbox ; The container quest: Understanding pots for planting ; Nature's magic: Getting to know a plant's needs ; Plant power-ups: The what's what about fertilizer ; How to read a plant-care tag -- Part two. The indoor-plant encyclopedia : Houseplants 101 ; Tropical houseplants ; Temperate houseplants ; Dry-climate houseplants ; Epiphytic plants -- Part three. Crops in the kitchen : Growing food indoors ; Citrus ; Herbs ; Microgreens ; Vegetables -- Part four. The green glossary : The big plant vocabularly list.

"An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover! Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants, and will help you find the right plant(s) for your personality, regardless of where you live or how much space you have. With an expansive glossary of plant terms, you'll be speaking like a horticulture pro in no time."--

Ages 8-12 Running Press.

Grades 4-6 Running Press.

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