Welcome to an epic face-off between the deadliest flowers on Earth! Which one will come out on top? Read on to learn where they grow, how they’re used, and what it looks and feels like if you get poisoned. This graphic novel was a perfect blend of humor and information. It’s ideal for fans of the “Who would win?” and “Science Comics” series.

When my child was in 3rd grade they were obsessed with the Who Would Win books. This a graphic novel version of deadliest attacker based on plants. I was so excited to read it and learn more about some of the world's deadliest plants. The graphics were super engaging and the writing voice was informative but still fun. Thank you to Norton Young Readers and Netgalley for sharing a digital ARC. All thoughts are my own.

Another in "The Deadliest" series, this time focusing on the flora side of things. Like before, there is a small selection of poisonous plants with details on how they would affect those who accidentally ingested/touched them and what would happen. Unlike the spider one all of these contenders seem to result in death. I still appreciate the author's tone that makes it more lighthearted for such a dark topic, and the illustrations, while not as good as photographs if you wanted to really showcase how the flowers look, are still consistent.

The one thing that I will point out that isn't about the informative nature of the book, but still might be controversial, is how the decision of the deadliest is arrived at. Instead of going for sheer "this is going to kill you guaranteed" they went with body count of a less poisonous/toxic contender. A perfectly valid interpretation, but for classification purposes I feel like future books would have to maintain a consistent reasoning. Which means "deadliest mammal" would have deer winning over bears and lions and so forth.

Still a great addition to any children's non-fiction area for those who have read all the "Who Would Win."

This book was super interesting and informative! I especially liked the game show type presentation (and I was pleasantly surprised by the “winner”!)

The book is in a hybrid graphic novel/plain text format, which makes it very appealing to a wide audience. My children will possibly find it a bit anxiety-producing, and for me personally some of it was not my type of humor…but I will definitely be telling my pre-teen and teenage nephews about it! I think they’ll love it!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Great book for kids who love learning about plants and are interested in science. Quick informative book with great illustrations. I wish it was a little bit longer but great book overall.

I absolutely loved the art style of this! It was a very engaging read, full of lots of good information about deadly flowers. I didn’t realize it was geared towards children, but even as an adult I had fun!

BOOK REVIEW: “The Deadliest Flower” by Eleanor Spicer Rice, and illustrated by Max Temescu

Since I am a huge Science nerd, I was super excited to read this one! What is the deadliest flower in the world? In this interesting book, six different flowers will face off to see which is the most deadly. Readers will learn about flowers from all over the world! Some are toxic to ingest while others can make you sick just by touching them! We also get a little history behind each of the plants, showing readers what the plants have traditionally been used for in the past.

I think the concept behind this book was really cool. I thought it would be somewhat like the “I Survived” books which teach about scary things that happened in history, but at an age appropriate level. After I read this one, I was shocked to see that the intended age was for 7-10 year olds. I was especially disturbed by the portion that explains what would happen if a human ingested parts of the plant. It went into gruesome detail of everything that would happen.

Because I can’t fathom putting this book in the hands of a 7-10 year old, I can only rate it as 2 stars. ⭐️⭐️ I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for my honest unbiased opinion.

As a Science Teacher, I was intrigued by this book because I knew that by reading the description it could possibly fit into one of our units on Plants that we teach each year. My students are always intrigued by living organisms that are unique and filled with interesting facts that when they learn about them- can be shared with others. This book will absolutely give them the opportunity to gain some insight, facts and knowledge on several plants that fit that fascination. I appreciate that the information is creatively written in a style that appeals to the generation of young readers today - having a graphic novel feel to it.

Netgalley ARC - This is a colorful, well-illustrated journey into the world of a few deadly flower species, though background info about other flowering plants is sprinkled in as well. I think it did a good job of being entertaining and creating fun narratives around the history and biology being presented.

The Deadliest: Flower is the latest in the deadliest graphic novel series and has all the features we loved in The Deadliest: Spider and The Deadliest: Cat. There's great suspense building paired with engaging non-fiction and interesting pictures. One thing that stood out to me about this book was that there was a bit of a lesson in it that wasn't as much in the others. I will say in The Deadliest :Spider there was definitely an aim to get people more comfortable with spiders and help us understand them (successful for me!) so this was similar. Spoiler alert but the deadliest flower ends up being tobacco and the author talks about while some of the other plants are technically more toxic and deadly that people don't eat them but people do purposefully ingest tobacco and therefore it kills exponentially more people than the others. For this reason, I could see this being a supplementary title for a health class, even through middle school or beyond. Otherwise, this is a great book choice for kiddos who love suspense and even some horror -- elements of murder, poisoning, and of course death are described-- or those that love graphic novels. Five stars and beyond! Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

This is the perfect book for budding horticulturists and gardeners, and any young person curious about the natural world around them!

We visited the UK’s famous Alnick Castle’s Poison Garden last year and we came away with “Wow! Some of those plants are in our backyard! And there’s fields of poison hemlock at the local park!” This graphic book selects five of the deadliest flowers (there are far more) with a terrific tagline “Which Bloom spells Doom?” With incredible illustrations and frightening statistics, you’ll learn about which plants kill one or ten people a year and which one kills millions. No spoilers — read and share this thoughtful guidebook with the kids — especially if you’re cultivating one of the culprits. 5 stars!

Thank you to Norton Young Readers and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy!

I really enjoyed this book. I don't know as much about poisonous plants so this was enlightening. I also like how the author included the dangers of tobacco seeing as how normalized its use is in today's world. I also love the illustrations.

A very fun and engaging read. This book is filled with interesting and informative plant science. The format really ropes you in, making you eager to learn which flower is the deadliest. And I love that it didn't shy away from discussing the deadly symptoms that these plants cause, when ingested.

Approachable and intriguing. This is definitely one of the more interesting science books that I've read.

I wasn't sure I would be interested in a deadliest flower edition, though I have enjoyed the deadliest spiders, cats, and snakes by this author. I was pleasantly surprised! Poison, espionage, and a surprise deadliest plant--tobacco! This was an intriguing book and will be a hit with fans of the series.