V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet

by Eugene Gagliano, Elizabeth Traynor (Illustrator)

Why do onions make us cry? What popular nut really isn't a nut at all? And what makes a forest a rainforest? The answers to these questions and many other fascinating facts can be found in V is for Venus A Plant Alphabet. Mankind's dependence upon the plant kingdom goes far beyond the food on our table and the air that we breathe. Plants have also provided shelter and led to important advances in medicine and science. Using the alphabet, horticulturalist Eugene Gagliano covers a wide range of topics including exotic species and their locations; plants' role in a healthy lifestyle; food crops and the world economy; and the importance of conservation and environmental stewardship in our world today. After reading V is for Venus Flytrap, young readers will be eager to get their hands dirty and their thumbs green!Retired elementary schoolteacher Eugene Gagliano has had a green thumb since boyhood. He has an A.A.S. in Ornamental Horticulture and owned a greenhouse business for several years. The author of several books for children including C is for A Wyoming Alphabet and Four Wheels A Wyoming Number Book, Eugene lives in Buffalo, Wyoming. Elizabeth Traynor received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work can be seen throughout the country, from book covers, newspapers, and magazines, to ads and packaging. She is a professor of illustration, passing her love and knowledge of the field on to the next generation of artists. Elizabeth lives in Natick, Massachusetts.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 25, 2009

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations by Elizabeth Traynor. This plant alphabet book has a brief paragraph to describe the letter and the picture as well as a larger paragraph on the side that goes into detail about what you are reading with facts. For our first read through at bedtime I read the smaller paragraph only. The next day we read some of the facts.

[Sharon K. Mayhew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous book. Wonderful illustrations and full of information about plants! Plus it's an ABC book!

[Ann Baldridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for a science lesson in plants. It gives many details in a simplistic alphabet format.