Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants and Fungi!: Our Growing World as You've Never Seen It Before

by D.K. Publishing

Explore the wonderful world of plants and fungi, with everything from cacti and carnivorous plants to trees, flowers, and mushrooms.

Why are flowers colorful and fruits sweet? How does a carnivorous plant kill its prey? Why do stinging nettles sting? How do trees turn light into food? This ultimate nature book for children will fascinate young readers with its microscopic detail and amazing facts on the plant world. 

Children aged 9+ will find themselves totally absorbed in the complexities nature, made clear through engaging explanations, intricate illustrations, vivid photographs, and striking 3D images. Knowledge Plants and Fungi! teaches kids all about plants and fungi by showing how they work with beautiful illustrations. Peer inside a leaf, watch a seed sprout, follow a root underground, and see how a flower becomes a fruit.

This all-encompassing nature encyclopedia for kids


Knowledge Plants and Fungi! shows how plants and fungi form the foundations of every ecosystem, making our planet habitable. Life on Earth couldn’t exist without plants and fungi. Plants create the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe. They regulate the climate, provide habitats for animals, and produce sustainable resources that we can use to make books, clothes, furniture and houses. Fungi are just as important.

Every page is packed with incredible facts and statistics. Did you know that the seeds of the Australian snottygobble plant don’t grow until they’ve been pooed out by emus? Or that the world’s oldest tree began growing before the pyramids were built?

More in the Series

Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants and Fungi! is part of DK’s visual and informative Knowledge Encyclopedia series. Complete the collection and dive into the deep with Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! ,  take a trip to the solar system with Knowledge Encyclopedia Space! and travel back to prehistoric times with Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur!

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

Published October 3, 2023

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Ruben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moooolta informació! Molts noms populars que ha calgut buscar (especialment, els dels bolets).

[Erica Baxter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative, with great visual appeal. Well researched and well presented—with all the credibility of a scientific publication. There were many surprising facts nestled in these pages—some so mind blowing that I found myself delighted by the act of learning.

This book is a perfect addition to a child's botanical learning library, or an equally perfect text book for middle-school life-science classes.

[Shilo Quetchenbach · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always with DK Smithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedias, this is a gorgeous book! The illustrations are vibrant and detailed and seem to jump off each page. There is more information than any kiddo (or adult, frankly) curious about plants and fungi could want. I was particularly impressed with the section on photosynthesis and respiration and how they work. They even included the chemical formulas, which I will definitely be showing my kiddo as he's interested in reactions. DK Smithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedias are a favorite with my kiddo and I suspect this one will be no different. I will be seeking out a physical copy so that he can read it more comfortably.

*Thanks to NetGalley and DK Children for providing an early copy for review.

[Jenna Stensland · Rating 5 out of 5]

DK's ability to provide a stunning visual look at a topic that is jam packed with useful information is unmatched. Want to deep dive into a topic? It goes without saying that you should grab the DK guide to it and this encyclopedia of plants and fungi is no exception. It is laid out beautifully and has so much to offer. You could read it over and over again, learning something new each time. Also... I am thoroughly intrigued by all things fungi so now this one has a special place in my heart.

[Whitney Erwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a gorgeously illustrated book packed full of great information. We are a homeschooling family so for us, this is perfect for science!! It holds my daughter's attention for long amounts of time, and she doesn't even realize she's learning. This book is very detailed and provides thorough explanations and amazing photographs.

Thank you DK and NetGalley for my gifted copy in return for my honest review.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating facts and gorgeous illustrations -- my middle-schooler LOVED this book. It will make an excellent supplement to our science curriculum.

(I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

So helpful for our science unit!