Corpse Flowers Smell Nasty!

Author: Tayler Cole Series: World's Weirdest Plants

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The huge corpse flower rarely blooms. When it does, it gives off a strong smell--the smell of a rotting corpse! The gross smell has a purpose, however. Readers learn that the stink of the corpse flower has everything to do with a main subject of the science curriculum: pollination. Other science topics covered include plant life cycles and structures. Fact boxes add even more intriguing information about this weird plant while full-color photographs offer readers an up-close look at a unique flower.

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“Booklist -- "The plant featured in Corpse Flowers Smell Nasty! will likely be one of the least well-known, but with diagrams, helpful context, and close-up photos of these strange-looking organisms, this volume is the best of the bunch".”

Booklist -- The plant featured in Corpse Flowers Smell Nasty! will likely be one of the least well-known, but with diagrams, helpful context, and close-up photos of these strange-looking organisms, this volume is the best of the bunch.