Product Description

With great ingenuity, this fun and informative book introduces readers to the world of plants and all the wonderful things they give us.

Inspired by the Eden Project in Cornwall.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87763 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 12 pages

Synopsis
Readers can turn the wheels, lift the flaps, and pull the tabs to discover how plants grow and reproduce, how they are used for food and other products, and how these products are transported around the world.

From the Back Cover
Do you know how your jeans grew? Or your bicycle tyres?
What does a chocolate tree look like and where does sugar come from? Turn the wheels, lift the flaps and pull the tabs to discover the plants we can't do without.

Inspired by the Eden Project in Cornwall

About the Author
Kate Petty:
Kate Petty is the author of a number of novelties and pop-up books, including the innovative The Great Grammar Book and The Wonderful World Book. She also writes teenage fiction. She has worked in publishing for many years and is currently involved in creating books for the Eden Project children's book list. When not in Cornwall, she works in a shed in her London garden. She is married with two grown-up children.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic ý Educational and Fun
This is an amazing, beautiful book. It looks at the world as a garden, looking at plant life and in particular how different plants are used. Highlights include a page showing a garden with a pull-up that shows different plants and what they are used for; a page of lift the flaps showing fruits and vegetables growing and in the more familiar form (i.e. as bought in the shop); three pull out books that show how jeans, rubber tyres and paper are made; a fantastic pop-up of a cargo ship detailing where certain food stuffs come from and other interesting facts (like how much beer and rum sailors drank) and a beautiful pop-up of a flower arrangement with each flower described under a flap.

It should be no surprise that parents love the book - it is educational (packed with useful and interesting information - although it is quite a strange, eclectic mix), beautifully made and beautifully presented. I was worried that this might be a book that parents love and children don't. However, my four-year old son fell in love with it instantly as did the six-year old daughter of a friend. It is currently his favourite book - he reads it every day and talks about it all the time. It is a great way to get your children interested in nature.

Just one caveat: the book is very well made but it is quite delicate and could easily be damaged by younger children.

Very highly recommended