Sign-In
Cart
Nature's Nasties: Weird Science, Epic Histories, and Bizarre Legends of the World's Deadliest Plants
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $21.95
PREORDER - Expected ship date May 25, 2027
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 1917194382
ISBN13: 9781917194389
Publisher: Moon & Bird
Published: May 25 2027
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.25
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781917194389
Publisher: Moon & Bird
Published: May 25 2027
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.25
Language: English
A fascinating collection of bizarre and mind-blowing stories about nature's nastiest creations with a bite-sized format and boxouts, perfect for reluctant readers aged 8-12. Step into the dangerous, deceptive, and downright deadly world of plants with creepy illustrations and even a chapter on video games. From the corpse flower that smells like rotting flesh to the eerie wolfsbane that inspired werewolf legends, young readers will discover how nature's most dangerous greenery has shaped history, inspired myths, and sent a shiver up humanity's spine for centuries. Learn all about:
- how mad honey defeated a Roman army
- the deadly plants in The Legend of Zelda and whether they're just as poisonous in real life
- how mandrake root was used to create sleeping potions
- Shakespeare's witches and their cauldrons of deadly plants
- four silent-but-deadly plants, shoo-ins for the awful smell award
- how taste tasters throughout history made sure important people weren't poisoned (spoiler: there were dog testers!)
Dive into weird science, historical mishaps, video games, and entertainment, and the quirky ways humans and animals have tangled with vegetation that can kill, maim, or simply make their life miserable. Matthew Wilson Taylor's eerie and fantastical illustrations bring the demon dogs, creepy werewolves, screaming plants and more to life for young readers aged 8-12.
Also in
Science & Nature
Up Close and Incredible: Human Body: An Interactive Adventure with a 3× Magnifying Glass
Thomas, Isabel
Hardcover
$25.64
A Little Book of Slime: Everything That Oozes, from Killer Slime to Living Mold
Twist, Clint
Hardcover
$4.99
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
Hughes, Catherine D.
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
$16.14
Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish: (A Picture Book Exploring Ocean Life, Marine Science, and Underwater Wonders for Ages 6-8, Grades 1-3)
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Hardcover
$18.99
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space, 2nd Edition
Hughes, Catherine D.
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
$16.14
Paint by Sticker Kids (Official): Outer Space: Create 10 Pictures One Sticker at a Time! Includes Glow-In-The-Dark Stickers
Workman Publishing
Paperback
$10.44
National Geographic Kids Science Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition: Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
$26.59
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
Day, Nicholas
Hardcover
$17.99
We Need to Talk about Cancer: An Important Book for Patients, Family, and Friends
Neon Squid
Juneja, Sanjay
Paperback
$15.19
When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk to Life
Atkins, Marcie Flinchum
Hardcover
From $14.99
We Can Hear Without Ears: And Other Things You Didn't Know We Plants Could Do
Peters, Lisa Westberg
Hardcover
$18.99
Reading the Bones: Homo Naledi and the Mysteries of Human Evolution
Aronson, Marc
Mead, John S.
Hardcover
$18.89
Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers That Snake Across Our Planet
Rutherford, Geo
Hardcover
$24.69
National Geographic Little Kids First Encyclopedia of Almost Everything
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
$20.89
The Big Book of Pi: The Famous Number You Can Never Know
Aubin, Jean-Baptiste
Lehmann, Anita
Hardcover
From $14.99
Eyes, Knees, Boundaries, Please!: My First Book about Private Parts and Consent
Playforth, Krupa Bhojani, MD
Hardcover
$11.69
An Anthology of Beetles: A Collection of Brilliant Beetles from Around the World
Jones, Richard
Hardcover
$15.29
An Anthology of Flowers: A Collection of Flowers from Gardens, Mountains and More, with Fascinating Secrets
Bailey, Maddie
Hardcover
$15.29
Cryptids: Uncover the Secrets Behind the World's Most Baffling Beasts and Curious Creatures
MacFarlane, Tamara
Hardcover
$18.04
Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe
Watzke, Megan
Arcand, Kimberly K.
Paperback
$12.34
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space
National Geographic Kids
Hughes, Catherine D.
Hardcover
$16.14
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
Workman Publishing
Paperback
$16.14
Planets (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Carney, Elizabeth
National Geographic Kids
Paperback
$5.69
Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own
Manley, Curtis
Hardcover
$18.99
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why: Questions and Answers about the World for Curious Kids
National Geographic Kids
Shields, Amy
Hardcover
$16.14
Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World
Okereke, Maynard
Hardcover
$17.09
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book)
Messner, Kate
Paperback
From $4.99
Glass: Looking In, Looking Out: (A Nonfiction Book about the Science, History, and Everyday Uses of Glass for Ages 7-10)
Theule, Larissa
Hardcover
$18.04
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert
Fajardo, Sara Andrea
Hardcover
$18.99
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything
Boyer, Crispin
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
From $11.99
Don't Call Me a Star!: A Fun, Fact-Filled Adventure That Sets the Record Straight!
Guillain, Charlotte
Hardcover
$18.04
How to Survive an Apocalypse: The End of the World Doesn't Have to Be the End of the World
Hardy, Cameron
Coonradt, Coby
Hardcover
$17.09
National Geographic Kids 5-Minute Dinosaur Stories
National Geographic Kids
Donohue, Moira Rose
Hardcover
$14.24