Pretty Tricky

As smart as it is beautiful, this book was a delight to read. Each page is a stunning display of cut paper collage that make for a visual treat, while the text is clear and engaging, making the mystery of these tricky plants a fun and educational experience. Equally at home in a science classroom or a home bookshelf, this book is a treat for any budding scientist.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this digital ARC in return for a fair and honest review.

Plants are fascinating living things that I often take for granted. This book highlights the awe inspiring ways that plants survive and thrive. The cut paper illustrations in this book are lovely to look at and the information is perfectly digestible (just like a fly in a Venus fly trap!).

Pretty Tricky focuses on plants that make adaptations to their environment to help keep them alive. I loved the variety of plants, many that I had never heard of. The interactions between insect and plant were also fascinating. I have some plant-loving kiddos that will really enjoy this book.
Illustrations were stunning!

I hands down LOVE this book. The introduction is so witty! Puns galore! And the illustrations are stunning; I love the style of art with loads of textures and color gradients. Each plant features facts about where it's found in the world and what makes it so tricky. Utterly fascinating. One I'll definitely be adding to my class library.

There are three chapters, each focusing on a different way plants are tricky: Plants on the Defense, Making More Plants (pollination tricks), Food Glorious Food! (tricky ways plants get food). Then there's the extra information section: how plants make seeds, how plants make food, and index/glossary/sources.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own and are unbiased.

This fascinating non-fiction book will be a winner with kids ( and adults too ) I'm sure. The author takes you into the amazing world of tricky, sneaky plants. Even the title peaks curiosity and invites kids in to discover the unimaginable ways that plants survive.

The text is clear and well written. Kids will not only learn pertinent facts regarding these natural wonders but will find the book highly entertaining as well.

A variety of plants are documented and described through fact bubbles. The back of the book includes: how flowering plants make seeds, how plants make food, an index, a glossary of scientific terms and a list of selected sources enabling readers to explore even deeper.

The cut-paper collage illustrations are colourful, vibrant and beautifully done. This book would be perfect to include in a classroom or elementary school library. I personally learned a lot and I highly, highly recommend it.

Pretty Tricky was a very informative book about the ways plants survive through defense, trickery, and imitation. The text was detailed without being overly wordy, providing enough information to understand the plant's defense while not overwhelming a young reader. The illustrations were amazing! The paper collage images were not only beautiful and detailed, they definitely helped the reader understand the concepts being explained in the text. The informational and geographical blurbs provided additional information without being a distraction from the main text. Students of all ages will find this text engaging and interesting while teachers and librarians can use it to help students build background knowledge and to promote further research on plants and how they survive.

Pretty Tricky by Etta Kaner is a wonderful read that I enjoyed with my children. The book is beautifully illustrated. My boys (9 and 7) loved learning about al the different plants, and animal adaptations to plants. This is a great book when you want to know more about plants. I do not have a green thumb - but I enjoyed learning facts about plants.

Thank you to Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book -- all thoughts are my own.

I feel like I learned so much about plants in this book! I really loved all the illustrations and just the sheer number of plants discussed in this book blew me away.