Play with Plants Author:Millicent E. Selsam This is not another book about gardening. It is a book of experiments with plants that anyone can enjoy, whether or not he lives where there is space for a garden. Some of the experiments produce useful results, like the feathery green centerpiece grown from a piece of carrot or the decorative plants you can raise from fruit seeds. Others show j... more »ust how plants develop from seeds, how they use water, how they respond to light. Graphic pictures on practically every page add to the detailed explanations of the different experiments. Large type makes the text easy to read.« less