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Title Statement | A deathly compendium of poisonous plants: wicked weeds and sinister seeds / Rebecca E. Hirsch ; with illustrations by Eugenia Nobati. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Wicked weeds and sinister seeds |
Author | Hirsch, Rebecca E |
Additional Contributors | Nobati, Eugenia |
Publication | Minneapolis, MN: Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.,[2024]©2024 |
Extent of Item | 199 pages |
ISBN | 9798765625248 (trade paperback) |
Other Number | pr07333074 |
General Notes | Simultaneously published in library binding: Minneapolis, MN : Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., 2024. |
Audience & Ratings | 012-018. Grades 7-9. |
Contents | Aconite --Arrow poisons --Belladonna --Castor bean --Chemical warfare --Coca --Datura --Ergot --Gympie-gympie --Habanero chili --Heartbreak grass --Henbane --Lie detector beans --Manchineel tree --Mandrake --Opium poppy --Poison hemlock --Poison ivy and poison oak --Reactions turned deadly --Strychnine tree --Tobacco --Tree nettle --White snakeroot. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | "A must for fans of science and history-and also armchair detectives-this entertaining and informative illustrated compendium delves into nature's deadliest plants and their fascinating histories as implements of medicine, warfare, and foul play."-- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Botany--Juvenile literature |
Dangerous plants--Juvenile literature | |
Poisonous plants--Juvenile literature |