Extraordinary Plants

Rating:
Summary: Text boring; Great illustrations of the inside of plants
Review: Models demonstrate the inner workings of plants and are very detailed. We also see high quality photographs, such as sequences of insect-eating plants catching and containing their prey. Examples are

I tried using this as a first introduction to seeds, germination, and plants in general but found the text skipped around too much for proper understanding. It was hard to tell which block of text went to which illustration, and in what order they should be read. The layout is therefore terrible. The text is boring. It seems that the author or the publisher's goal was to include every plant term and to define it. The level of terminology in the book is at a high school level, although it is all SO boring! What a shame!

I am rating this book with 3 stars, as an average; the text deserves a 1 star rating and the illustrations deserve a 5.

Rating:
Summary: Great illustrations of the inside of plants; Text boring
Review: Models demonstrate the inner workings of plants and are very detailed. We also see small high-quality photographs, such as sequences of insect-eating plants catching and containing their prey.

I tried using this as a first introduction to seeds, germination, and plants in general but found the text skipped around too much for proper understanding. Additionally, due to the layout design, it was hard to tell which block of text went to which illustration, and in what order they should be read. The text is boring. It seems that the author or the publisher's goal was to include every plant term and to define it. The level of terminology in the book is at a high school level, although it is all SO boring! What a shame!

I am rating this book with 3 stars, as an average; the text deserves a 1 star rating and the illustrations deserve a 5.