Plants
Subtitle: a resource our world depends on
By: Ian Graham
Series: Earth's precious resources; Heinemann infosearch; Earth's precious resources; Heinemann infosearch
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431115511
Subjects: Useful Plants; Juvenile literature; Human-plant relationships; Plants
Description: Read this book to find out all about plants- where they are found, how they are grown and processed, and how we can use them sustainably.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What are plants?; title: Why are plants important?; title: What are plants used for?; title: Where are plants found?; title: How are plants processed?; title: Case study: papermaking; title: How can plants be harmed?; title: Case study: America's prairies; title: What are genetically modified plants?; title: Case study: GM crops in Mexico; title: Will plants ever disappear?; title: Why are forests at risk; title: Case study: the Millennium Seed Bank project.