Humongous Fungus
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TextPublisher: United Kingdom : DK Children, 2021Description: 64 pages: 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241460405Subject(s): Fungi - Juvenile literatureSummary: Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings on Inhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem. They carpet the forest floor, and different types of fungi decompose matter, feed plants, and even change animals' behaviour. Their beautiful mushrooms come in all colours, shapes, and sizes. Fungal stories include the greening of the Earth, when fungi helped plants first grow on land, and the mass destruction of crops through fungal disease. From the villains of the upcoming bananageddon to plastic-eating eco-warriors, there are over 1.5 million known fungus species, and a huge, unknown number of unnamed "dark" types. Some are even found inside animals - helpful fungi break down food in animal guts, but others take over their hosts' bodies. This book of fabulous fungi will intrigue and amaze young readers, and open their eyes to the fungi thriving all around them.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Our physical world | QJ 579 .5 BOD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083271765 |
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| QJ 551.46 BUR Weird sea : zombie starfish, underwater aliens and other strange tales of the ocean / Ocean Marine animals | QJ 570 LES It's alive : the science of biology / Biology | QJ 577.639 FRE Desert lake : | QJ 579 .5 BOD Humongous Fungus Fungi - Juvenile literature | QJ 581 .38 THO When plants took over the planet / Plants Plant ecology Plant communities Botany | QJ 581 .467 AST Seed Is Sleepy | QJ 581 STE The green planet / Plants |
Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings on Inhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem. They carpet the forest floor, and different types of fungi decompose matter, feed plants, and even change animals' behaviour. Their beautiful mushrooms come in all colours, shapes, and sizes. Fungal stories include the greening of the Earth, when fungi helped plants first grow on land, and the mass destruction of crops through fungal disease. From the villains of the upcoming bananageddon to plastic-eating eco-warriors, there are over 1.5 million known fungus species, and a huge, unknown number of unnamed "dark" types. Some are even found inside animals - helpful fungi break down food in animal guts, but others take over their hosts' bodies. This book of fabulous fungi will intrigue and amaze young readers, and open their eyes to the fungi thriving all around them.
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