Part of a series which looks at the world of plant-life, a subject of increasing importance today as exploitation of the world's resources threatens to upset the delicate balance that sustains life for plants, animals and people, this book looks at grasses and grains. The series presents a balanced, up-to-date approach to the diversity of plant-life, the basic life-cycles and adaptations to the environment, and the effects plants have on our lives. Each book details specific plant groups such as ferns or conifers, tropical hardwoods or cacti - their habitat, geographical locations and place in the plant kingdom; basic botanical information such as photosynthesis, symbiosis, pollination, seed dispersal; plants within environments and ecological considerations - such as: acid rain, the greenhouse effect, the ever-increasing deserts, cash crops, endangered species.
- ISBN10 0333527577
- ISBN13 9780333527573
- Publish Date 31 May 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 August 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Egmont UK Ltd
- Imprint Heinemann Young Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 48
- Language English