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"Living at the border between life and non-life, fungi use diverse cocktails of potent enzymes and acids to disassemble some of the most stubborn substances on the planet, turning rock into soil and wood into compost, allowing plants to grow. Fungi not only help create soil, they send out networks of tubes that enmesh roots and link plants together in the "Wood Wide Web." Fungi also drive many long-standing human fascinations: from yeasts that cause...
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Crabtree
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
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There are hundreds of thousands of different known fungi with many still to be discovered and developed. This interesting book features an examination of the four major groups: yeasts, toadstools, chytrids, and bread molds. Key characteristics of fungi are highlighted, such as spore production, fungi's need to feed, and their use of long, branching cells known as hyphae to absorb nutrients from the environment. Special sections explore such varieties...
8) Fungi
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Creative Education
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the fungi kingdom, discussing the varieties, physical structure, reproduction, role in the ecosystem, and human uses of fungi.
9) Fungi grow
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Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"Fungi are all around us. They root and fruit and twist and twine. The mycelium roots spread below ground while the mushroom fruits pop above the earth. Some are edible, and some are poisonous. Some help keep forests communicate, others recycle decaying matter. But all across the world, fungi are growing. Discover when, how, where, and why in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book"--
10) Humongous fungus
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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"Beneath the forest floor, drifting through the air, and growing inside other living things, fungi are everywhere. Fungi break down waste and help plants and animals grow, but they can also destroy buildings and turn ants into zombies! From tiny microbes tot he largest living thing, this is a world of strange shapes, magical colors, and fascinating science"--Back cover.
12) Mushrooms
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Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
1982
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Discusses how mushrooms and other fungi get their food, grow, and produce more of their own kind.
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Bridgit Danner
Pub. Date
c2022
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"This book is a resource for anyone who suspects or knows they have toxic mold and wants to know what to do about it. This book includes information on testing your home and body, choosing the right remediator, moving and cleaning tips, the ten foundations to restore your health, top detox techniques and supplements." -- Amazon.com.
14) Act of God
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Pantheon
Pub. Date
2015.
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"It's the summer of 2015, Brooklyn. The city is sweltering from another record-breaking heat wave, this one accompanied by biblical rains. Edith, a recently retired legal librarian, and her identical twin sister, Kat, a feckless romantic who's mistaken her own eccentricity for originality, discover something ominous in their hall closet: it seems to be phosphorescent, it's a mushroom . . . and it's sprouting from their wall. Upstairs, their landlady,...
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Zoey and Sassafras volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras use science experiments to help a monster with a problem.
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Stink volume 10
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Stink may be a super science freak, but even Dr. Stinkelstein is feeling freaked out about having a slime mold living and growing in his very own room. At Saturday Science Club, Stink learns that these one-celled organisms are smart enough to find their way out of mazes and gang up on food sources.
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, "gorgeous" (Margaret Atwood), "brilliant...
20) Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
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Odd Dot
Pub. Date
©2023.
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"With 448 full-color, highly illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: immersive activities to get you exploring, write-in sections to journal aboutexperiences, next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers. No experience is required--only curiosity and courage. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to: grow mushrooms...
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