This book introduces simple botany topics to beginning readers, including parts of a plant, how plants grow, pollination, and seeds. While the basic facts are clear and stock photos eye-catching, the book's production sometimes creates false or misleading information, such as with a mislabeled flower part or different plant discussed in the text than shown in the accompanying photo. Glos.

A plant is a living thing . . . that grows and changes, just like you. Beginning with its opening line, this National Geographic Readers title will spark kids' curiosity. From interactive dialogue (How many plants did you eat today?), to basic diagrams, to plant jokes and Buzzword word banks that are included on the photographed pages, the text keeps readers engaged and asking questions. Tightly organized, the text also builds on itself, with introductory information about plants and how they affect other organisms to concluding opportunities for applying the information with the appended directions on how to grow a bean plant, as well as quizzes to test new knowledge. Through a fun and simple lens that is perfect for the new, curious reader, this title celebrates a plant's special place in the world.