Pssssst! Did you know plants can talk?

It's true! Plants use the colors of their flowers to communicate with animals. But why animals? Because they help plants make seeds by moving pollen from one flower to another. Learn the secrets of flower talk from a narrator with an inside scoop!

This new book from Sara Levine features a cantankerous talking cactus as a narrator, revealing to readers the significance of different colors of flowers in terms of which pollinators (bees, bats, birds, etc.) different colors "talk" to. A fun nonfiction presentation of science info that may be new to many kids--and adults!

"[A] marvelous amalgamation of funny and serious."--A Fuse #8 Production

Author: Sara Levine
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Published: 03/05/2019
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 9.00h x 10.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781541519282
Audience: 07 - 11

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501414 / Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2019
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 39
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Levine, Sara: - Sara Levine is an author, educator and veterinarian. Her science books for children include Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons; Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers; Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones; Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate, and Eye by Eye: Comparing Animal Peepers (2020). Her books have received a number of awards including AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, Utah Beehive Book Award, Cook Prize finalist, Monarch Award master list, and Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year.D'Yans, Masha: - A classically trained painter and graphic designer, Masha D'yans was born in Europe, and her influences include nature, fairy tales, and Japanese art. Her vibrant watercolors have appeared on greeting cards, in calendars, and in children's books. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Visit her at www.masha.com.