What’s Inside a Flower?: And Other Questions about Science & Nature

　　科學、美學兼備的驚豔之作 § 深入淺出如蜂、蝶輕盈穿梭
　　讓總編輯一見鍾情的好書

　　書中鬱鬱蔥蔥的幾何圖像令人目不轉睛，一翻開書就停不下來， 只為閱讀……這本綻放於大自然書櫃上美麗的花。──《科克斯書評》

　　畫風流暢、具親和力，色調復古優雅…… 以吸引人的視覺呈現知識，老少皆宜。 ──《出版者週刊》

　　這是一本關於綻放與新生的書。
　　你曾想過，花朵裡頭藏有什麼祕密嗎？
　　小小的種子怎麼生出一朵美麗的花？生出花的植物，各部位該怎麼稱呼？
　　翻開此書，跟著作者華麗又優雅的畫風，來一趟豐富又精緻的花朵之旅。
　　除了從不同顏色、形狀、大小，領略花朵之美，
　　也依序認識種子落地、成長，植物行光合作用，
　　最後開花、結果，重回生命循環的旅程。
　　原來，有了快樂的花朵，我們才有快樂的地球！

本書特色

　　《花的祕密》先介紹不同地理環境的代表花卉，如熱帶雨林的大王花、沙漠的仙人掌……並從不同顏色、形狀、大小，帶領讀者領略花朵之美，從而進入花的祕密世界。

　　如同人有手腳，花有根莖，植物的各位部位該怎麼稱呼？又怎麼從一顆種子開始成長，吸取養分、水分，光合作用，最後開花結果，重回生命的循環？而在大自然的生態系中，植物又怎麼跟其他動物互動？以及如何提供人類生存的養分？

　　——中文書介摘錄自《花的祕密：植物為什麼會開花？》，遠流出版

From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, comes a nonfiction picture book series ready to grow young scientists by nurturing their curiosity about the natural world--starting with what’s inside a flower.

Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers--from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.

In the launch of a new nonfiction picture book series, Rachel Ignotofsky’s distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or adult) could have about flowers.

Rachel Ignotofsky is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestseller Women in Science and The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth. Rachel grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of cartoons and pudding. After graduating from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, she began creating illustrations that make learning exciting. Rachel hopes this book will inspire kids to ask questions about their world and to explore science and nature! For more, visit her at rachelignotofskydesign.com.