With stories of ballistic explosions, plant hormones, plant fakery, and Alnwick’s Poison Garden, author Blevins engages curious readers in the danger and wonder of the plant world in his book Ninja Plants.
Although his anthropomorphic comparisons are sometimes a bit thin, Blevins never fails to show readers the fascinating aspects of plants’ survival mechanisms.
Written on an 8th - 9th grade level, the text supports Living Environment instruction through developing the reader’s schema around plant reproduction, characteristics of living organisms, and an introduction to concepts like thigonasty, mimicry and horizontal gene transfer. Recommended for science educators looking for trade books to supplement curriculum. -- Jessica Fenster-Sparber
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