Using a less formalised approach to language combined with strong visual imagery to interest children, this book which is part of a series exposes the weird and wild wonders of the plant world. It scales new heights with the world's: tallest trees, the most ancient plants, those plants which survive in the most unlikely environments; endangered species; plants that take years to flower; carnivorous plants; plants that protect themselves and plants that are used as raw materials for the manufacturing industry, such as in cotton, rubber and spice production, and for medicinal properties.