What is the Tall, Sweet Grass of the Drylands? Let’s Learn About the Sorghum Plant!
Imagine a huge, hot, sunny field. The plants growing there are tall, with wide green leaves that look a bit like corn. But at the very top, instead of ...
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What Plant Hides Its Seeds in Rows? Let’s Learn About the Corn Plant!
Have you ever eaten sweet yellow corn on the cob at a summer picnic? What about fluffy, buttery popcorn at the movies? Believe it or not, they both co ...
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What is the Secret of the Flour in Your Bread? Let’s Learn About the Wheat Plant!
Do you know what gives your morning toast, your pasta, and your cookies their power? It all starts with a type of grass that grows in huge, sunny fiel ...
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What Tiny Grain Feeds Half the World? Let’s Learn About the Rice Plant!
Do you know what food is eaten by more people in the world than any other? It’s a small, white grain that is fluffy and delicious when cooked. It’s in ...
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What is the Pond’s Fuzzy Brown Hot Dog? Let’s Learn About the Cattail Plant!
Have you ever walked by a pond or a slow, muddy stream and seen a tall, straight plant with a thick, brown, fuzzy top that looks like a hot dog on a s ...
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Who Makes Music in the Marsh? Let’s Learn About the Reed Plant!
Have you ever stood by a pond, a lake, or a slow-moving river and heard a soft, rustling, whispering sound? Look at the water’s edge. You’ll see tall, ...
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What Plant is Grass, Tree, and Building Material? Let’s Learn About the Bamboo Plant!
Have you ever seen a plant that grows so fast, you can almost watch it get taller? It has a tall, hollow stem with rings, and it makes a gentle clacki ...
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Who is the Banana’s Starchy Superhero Cousin? Let’s Learn About the Plantain Plant!
Have you ever seen a fruit that looks like a banana, but it’s bigger, greener, and harder? In many warm countries, you’ll see people buying these at t ...
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What Looks Like a Tree But is a Giant Herb? Let’s Learn About the Banana Tree Plant!
Have you ever eaten a sweet, yellow banana? It’s a perfect snack that comes in its own neat, yellow jacket But have you ever wondered where it grows? ...
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Have You Seen the Palm with the Chewing Nut? Let’s Learn About the Betel Nut Palm Plant!
In the warm, humid villages of Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, there is a tall, slender palm tree that is more than just a plant. It is at the ...
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Who is the Tree of One Thousand Uses? Let’s Learn About the Coconut Tree Plant!
Imagine a tall, slender tree that seems to be dancing. It leans over a bright blue ocean, its long, feathery leaves rustling in the salty breeze. High ...
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What Plant Waves Hello on Sunny Beaches? Let’s Learn About the Palm Plant!
Have you ever seen a tall, skinny tree with a bunch of big, green leaves at the very top, waving slowly in the warm breeze? It stands on white sandy b ...
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