Plantopedia: A Celebration of Nature's Greatest Show-Off by Adrienne Barman offers readers a collection of amazing plants from all over the world, chosen for their unique traits and characteristics, with fun illustrations by Adrienne Barman. Meet the 'evergreens', the 'edibles' and the 'elderly' plants that have outlived the dinosaurs in this alphabetically-ordered encyclopedia. Filled with fascinating flowers, curious crops and wonderful weeds, this book will keep young explorers busy for hours.
Plantopedia: A Celebration of Nature's Greatest Show-Off is a well organized and amusingly illustrated collection of plants from around the room. The books are grouped in to eclectic groups based on color or other important characteristics. Some of the groups include big eaters, air fresheners, poisoners, rock plants, dyes, impostors, salads, and tasty fruits. While I would not call it encyclopedic in any way I found the grouping to be well done although it is far from complete. I think the cute illustrations and small bits of additional information could capture the attention of young readers. While I enjoyed some of the images and labeled pictures, I was not impressed with the selection, but think it could be interesting for young readers with a love of plants.
