Nature's Top Secrets

Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about flowers! Prepare to be shocked and weirded out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to some of nature's strangest plants.

Flowers are beautiful. They have bright colors, soft petals and sweet nectar. Yum! But that's not the whole truth. Flowers can be WEIRD . . . and one bee is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a bee reveals how flowers are so much stranger than what we think. Did you know that there are some flowers that only bloom in the nighttime? Some flowers are spooky, and look like ghosts, or bats, or a monster's mouth. And while most flowers smell good, there are some that smell like dead meat, or even horse poop!

This hilarious and refreshing book with silly and sweet illustrations explores the science of flowers and shows that these plants are not always stereotypically pretty and harmless as we often think they are -- they are fascinating, disgusting, complicated and amazing.

Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

This book is part of the Nature's Top Secrets series.

Keep the Conversation Going
Here are some ideas, activities and questions to consider after you’ve read the book:

• Start a “TOP SECRET” folder of your own to catalog weird information about flowers.
• Some flowers look like cute animals; some resemble ducks or doves or monkeys.
• Pick your favorite animal and draw a flower based on it.
• Why do you think a bee was the narrator for this book? Research to find out more about bees and their relationship with flowers.

Additional Information
36 pages | 9.00" x 9.00" | Hardcover

Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect.

Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly, in particular, is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears and even poop? Some butterflies are loud, like the Cracker butterfly. Some are stinky -- the smell scares predators away. Butterflies can be sneaky, like the ones who pretend to be ants to get free babysitting.

This hilarious and refreshing book with silly and sweet illustrations explores the science of butterflies and shows that these insects are not the stereotypically cutesy critters we often think they are -- they are fascinating, disgusting, complicated and amazing creatures.

Reviews
“A proboscis-in-cheek introduction to butterflies that will appeal to reluctant readers and bug enthusiasts alike.” --STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

This book is part of the Nature's Top Secrets series.

Additional Information
36 pages | 9.38" x 9.44"