How Trees Grow: The Giants of the Plant World

They grow all around us, but how often do we stop and enjoy these wonderful, living giants? In this title, kids will act as plant scientists to investigate how trees grow, how they get water, food and nutrients, how they produce the oxygen we breathe and clean the air around us, how they defend themselves and how they provide food and shelter for thousands of different animals. Readers will get to meet the tallest trees, the oldest trees and some very unusual trees.The book includes critical thinking questions, discussion topics, activities and experiments.

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• High-interest accessible text • Brings STEM to life for young students • Imaginative ideas for hands-on activities • Experiments and investigations • Discussion topics • Critical thinking questions • Close picture and text match • Informative diagrams • High impact design • Free downloadable worksheets and resources • Table of contents, glossary and index

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This series covers the entire programme of study for science at Key Stage 1. Packed with fascinating explanations of natural phenomena and hands-on opportunities to investigate the world around us, the books will have readers excited and curious to do more and more science. The books give kids the opportunity to work scientifically by: Observing and experiencing nature; asking questions; performing tests; using simple scientific equipment; using their maths knowledge; collecting, recording and analysing data; communicating their ideas; building their scientific vocabulary.

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