When the world of science is viewed at its extremes it is easier to study and understand and also much more awesome.

This series looks at extreme qualities and experiences, and how things have evolved and adapted to reach their extreme state and how we can identify scientific information from this. Presented in a highly graphic and accessible way, EXTREME SCIENCE will appeal to visual learners and reluctant readers. Aimed at children aged 9 and up.

EXTREME SCIENCE is a series of six book:

POWERFUL FORCES

AWESOME MATTER AND MATERIALS

SPECTACULAR LIGHT AND SOUND

PHENOMENAL PLANTS

MAGNIFICENT HABITATS

INCREDIBLE LIVING THINGS

 

This book is part of a book series called Extreme Science .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2020 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jon Richards is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children. Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. His previous titles as author include Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts); Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), and Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon).

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is a plant?
• 1: Plant habitats
• 1: Trees
• 1: Grasses
• 1: Killer plants
• 1: In bloom
• 1: Leaves
• 1: Fruit and vegetables
• 1: Seeds and bulbs
• 1: Oldest plants
• 1: Smallest plants
• 1: Biggest plants
• 1: Extreme farming
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index