This book is part of a book series called Bloomsbury Illustrated Dictionaries .

There are 160 pages in this book. This is a picture dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). A picture dictionary uses illustrations to explain the meanings of words. This book was published 1995 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Jill Bailey followed her degree in botany with teaching and research in the ecology and biochemistry of plants. She has written over 50 books for children and adults.