The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth

By Anita Silvey

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Publisher Macmillan Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN

9780374309084

Awards and Honors NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12: 2013

The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth

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Tigers, drowning, fever, and murder: in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, explorers and scientists risked their lives searching for new and unusual plants. Time line. Autho’s note. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white and full-color photographs and illustrations.

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AR Level 8.3 AR Points 2.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey 580.75 Title alpha The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth Category Nonfiction Middle Pages Count 96 Genre Nonfiction Topics Botany. Plant collectors. History of plant collecting. Geography. SRC Level 9.800000 SRC Points 6.000000 Lexile 1170L Trim Size 8" x 10" JLG Span Spring Language English Publication date 2012-04-09 JLG Release Date Jun 2012 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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