Each entry includes family, Latin, and common names, description, bloom time, habitat, range, and cycle/origin. With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of wildflowers that don't grow in Minnesota. Learn about 200 of the most common and important species found in the state. They're organized...

Learn about the role of flowers in pollination and spreading plant growth in this walk through how pollen works.

Minnesota cop Virgil Flowers teams up with an Israeli cop who is tailing a man who's smuggled out an extraordinary relic -- a copper scroll revealing startling details about the man known as King Solomon. Problems mount when teams of murderous bad guys believe Virgil and the woman cop are getting in their way of claiming the relic for themselves.

Jimmy Sharp, Becky Welsh, TomMcCall. They were Bonnie and Clyde, they thought, and what's-his-name, the sidekick. Three teenagers with dead-end lives, and chips on their shoulders, and guns. The first person they killed was a highway patrolman. The second was a woman during a robbery. Then, hell, why not keep on going? As their crime spree cuts a swath through rural Minnesota, some of it is captured on the killers' cell phones and sent to a local...

When protests about a superstore chain's plans to build a location in a Minnesota river town escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the company's headquarters, Virgil Flowers races against time to find and stop the bomber.

Flowers helps young readers find the answers to questions and learn about the incredible world of flowers, from petals to pollination. Call-outs throughout the book prompt inquiry and critical thinking skills by asking questions and inviting readers to looks closely at the photographs and diagrams.

This Level 1 guided reader examines plants that blossom in spring. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about flowering plants of spring, including lilacs and apple trees.

In Flowers, beginning readers will learn about different types of flowers. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how to tell the difference between flowers and other plants. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a flower, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about flowers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...

Delve into a Cornucopia of Color: Your Guide to Fall Gardening Brilliance Imagine stepping outside to a crisp, autumn breeze whispering through a lush canvas of ochre, ruby, and gold. "The First-Time Gardener: Autumn Edition" is your personal compass to transforming your garden into a fall paradise blooming with possibility. As the leaves begin to turn, allow us to guide your journey through the season's unique gifts to gardeners. With our comprehensive...

An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.