Botany is the branch of biology that explores the science of plant life including fungi and algae. This multidisciplinary area includes structure, growth, reproduction, taxonomy and more.
Read the recently published nonfiction book for children, then learn more at the websites:
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANTS, FUNGI, AND LICHENS FOR YOUR READERS by Tereza Nemcova and Tomas Pernicky is part of the Encyclopedias for Young Readers series. Each two-page spread focuses on a different category of plant, fungi, or lichen. The simple illustrations and short text descriptions introduce the concept and several examples found around the world. Of particular note are the fungi and lichen often overlooked in science books for children.
USDA’s PLANTS database contains information about vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens from the U.S. and its territories.
PLANTS Database
The US Forest Service provides useful resources on fungi and natives plants found in the United States.
Lichens from the U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/
The Mighty Fungi from the U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/fungi.shtml
Native Plants from the US Forest Service
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/index.shtml
ARC courtesy of Albatros Media.
