The world of plants is abundant with variety and life! Dr. Grohmann brings this world into delightful focus for children with vivid pictures that children can comprehend and also with remarkable accuracy. The book becomes a marvelous reader for eleven-year-olds and older, as well as a rich resource for teachers and parents interested in securing their children's interests in nature and the mysterious and thrilling world of plant life. The book is used by many Waldorf teachers for teaching botany in grade five. It is a classic and a small masterpiece of easy-to-understand science.