Plants are not pushovers -- they have evolved ways to avoid being eaten, and this book is both informative and entertaining, with excellent illustrations! Elementary students will enjoy this book.

Wow! Why can't all children's books live up to this level of teachability?? We adored this book. I read this aloud with my 4 and 2 yr old sons.

They were immediately grabbed by the first pages that show a cactus--a plant they are familiar with and has the most obvious method of "fighting back." The book shows increasingly tricky plants which is super thoughtful. Even as an adult reading this, I learned sooo many new things! It also majorly sparked our curiosity about these strange and clever plants. The end of the book features additional real plant photos as well as a glossary, reading tips, STEAM ideas, and additional reading--WOW!!!! Love that we can dig into this book and info so much deeper if we want to.

Each page starts first with a rhyming stanza then has a little informational blurb. I love that I can shorten a read of this book by only reading the rhyming stanzas if I wanted to. The illustration is beautiful, realistic watercolor though the animals have adorable and expressive faces. It's stunning!

I received a free ecopy of this book from NetGalley and Dawn Publications in exchange for my honest review. This would be a great addition to any family's library!

Amazing book on plants and how they protect themselves from humans, animals and even the environment. Encouraging your children to learn is the best gift you can give them. They will be engaged with the illustrations and all the facts on plants. It may even protect them from the likes of poison ivy and such. It will develop a great respect for the world around us.

The book ends with facts for deeper engagement. Highly recommend.

A Special thank you to Sourcebooks Kids and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I enjoyed reading Plants Fight Back and can see it being used in elementary school science lessons about plant life cycles, food chain, plant and animal adaptations, and ecology. It's something I would definitely consider using in my classroom!

This is a great informational books about plant adaptations to predators. The examples given were really detailed, and there was an expansive list from the obvious (chili peppers and poison ivy) to the obscure (whistling thorn acacia and stone plants). I also really liked the pictures in the back of the book that show examples of all the plants. Overall, this is a great educational resource.

You're mistaken if you think that plants are absolutely helpless in defending themselves. They can – and will - fight back, even to the extend of killing their attackers or causing severe discomfort.

Children will love this book because the subject is so fascinating and the author cleverly uses rhyme to tell the true story about those mostly-green living things.

The illustrations are expressive, humorous and beautifully rendered, depicting all the information really well.

Definitely a great book to use to teach children about the wonders and mysteries of nature. And to respect nature too!

I learned a lot as well! Didn't know that trees can send messages to each other!

This is my honest opinion based on the review copy I received from the publisher.

It is books such as this that make science a student’s favorite subject in learning. Plants Fight Back by Lisa Amstutz is an amazing STEM book that engaging all, even those students who might say that they don’t care for science. This book will change their minds.

Starting with the title this book began a discussion of how in the world did plants fight back. Poison Ivy and cactus were thought of by my two granddaughters and me but much of this book contained new information for us. What a surprise it was to discover what willow trees and cotton plants could do!

My eight-year old granddaughter wanted me to include what she especially liked about the book. She enjoyed the illustrations but also the way the text told what a plant might do then gave you the name and description of a plant that did that very thing. I noticed that except for some names she could read the book so the text is written at third grade level for independent reading. While the kindergartener could not read the text it was certainly interesting and understandable for one her age. Both girls loved the real photos at the conclusion of the book while I also like the literary and science connection pages too. This is a book for the home and for the classroom.

The publisher through Net Galley provided a digital ARC. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, giving my personal opinions and thoughts.

"Plants Fight Back" by Lisa Amstutz is a great STEM book for young kids to learn all about plant adaptations! Our family enjoyed reading through all of the different adaptations and then discussing them in detail. We enjoyed seeing some familiar animals throughout the book as well as learning about new ones too! The book also provided some great information at the end in a resource section which included a glossary, some great photos and some extension activities. Our family loved the "Create Your Own" plant activity where we drew plants with their defense mechanisms. Overall I would highly recommend this book to any family that loves science or any elementary/middle grade educator. Well done!

Blogger's Note: Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Very well-done nonfiction science picture book. With a rhyming lines on each page accompanied by more detailed facts, we learn about how different plants have adapted to the challenge of being eaten by animals. Large variety of plants and animals - I learned a bunch. Back matter has a glossary, and tips for teachers on how to build on top of this book.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is a great new non-fiction book about how plants protect themselves. Great pictures and rhyming words make it a fun read.

A combination rhyming story and plant fact book, reading this book I too learned facts about plants. I also really loved the dramatic, but informative illustrations.