Plant Fiction

Plants have roots, stems, leaves, and sometimes flowers. Each part of a plant does a special job. But do you know what a stem does? Or how different seeds travel away from their parent plants? Let's experiment to find out! Simple step-by-step instructions help listeners explore science concepts and analyze information.

Tours of the rain forest have never been so naughty. When 23-year-old Emma gets separated from her group, she soon discovers that the danger of the heat or even the wildlife could be the least of her problems. Running across a place where the plants not only come to life, but are in need of a female to keep their species from going extinct, what's a girl to do?

Emma is back, and is now faced with a new and terrifying encounter. Her abductor has her exactly where he wants her, promising to take her back home safely, if she bears the children of the four different species of J'hec, intelligent and somewhat humanoid creatures, in the rain forest. Without the knowledge of the land, and knowing her chances of survival are slim without him, she willingly agrees.

Sansevieria Sam and his plant family move to a new town. Just when Sam gets used to his new school, he meets Oxy, a school bully, who makes his high school experience much less enjoyable. What’s a houseplant to do?

Jack, a well-known writer and teller of tales, moves from London to Stockport in the early 1800s. He is looking to center his next book of venturous tales around this new town. Does it hold any dark secrets or ghostly tales? When Jack decides it's time to find out more about the historical market place and surrounding areas, he finds more than just ghostly tales.

Night Tales Poetry from Beyond. From the minds of Steven Plant and Gail Noble. A great book if you like poetry.

Abiola, sept ans et demi, est une petite fille pleine d’entrain à l’approche des vacances scolaires. Seulement, cette année, quelque chose la rend triste : sa grand-mère est malade et elle est incapable de l’aider. Heureusement, son amie Hui Lin lui parle d’une rumeur qui circule dans les marchés chinois de la capitale: Une fleur capable de guérir toutes les maladies pousserait chaque année, juste avant le début de la saison des pluies, à une trentaine de kilomètres de là.

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself... I'm Brian Brain. Welcome to my National Curriculum Series. As with all Brian's quizzes, The National Curriculum Series contains his Unique Formula: The questions always come in pairs: one for the Budding Brains (youngsters) and one for the Boffs (adults). It's this stroke of genius that allows the whole family to join in the fun! How well do you know your plants? With my family friendly interactive National Curriculum Series, you can now find out!