I think I first saw this book at work one day, just randomly left open on the computer. And if you know me, you know I looooove flowers. I also have an odd obsession with the pretty but poisonous ones. So naturally a book titled "The Deadliest: Flower" caught my attention. The author is Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, and the illustrator is Max Temescu.
["Six flowering plants face off against the Death-O-Meter to determine which will be crowned the deadliest of them all.
Meet the deadliest flowering plants on Earth.
Whose toxin is the most potent? Is it the beautiful belladonna? The eye-catching angel’s trumpet? The infamous wolfsbane? Or someone else?
The host of this stiff competition, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, teaches the rules for poisonous plant interactions (Do not eat! Do not pick!) and introduces the contestants.
This tale of blooms and doom invites readers into the world of deadly flowering where they grow, how they’re used—and what could happen if you ever come into contact with one. It also encourages readers to appreciate them, showing why they’re important to the places they live—and why we should protect them. With humor, accessible science, and a colorful graphic format by best-selling artist Max Temescu, The Flower shows that even the deadliest things in nature may not be as scary as we think."]
This book was cute and quirky and fun while being super informative. It held tons of information, but it was also created with it's target audience in mind (children), so it wasn't bogged down with too many details. The illustrations were colorful and eye catching and a little punny.
I'd be interested in more of the series (but depending on how creepy and snakes and spiders books are...maybe not).
I miiight have a few of these deadliest flowers tattooed on my leg, just saying.
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