The Junior Plant Lover's Handbook: A Green-Thumb Guide for Kids by Molly Williams (Author), Michelle Carlos (Illustrator)

An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover!

Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature requirements for over fifty plants, and will help you find the right plant(s) for your personality, regardless of where you live or how much space you have. With an expansive glossary of plant terms, you'll be speaking like a horticulture pro in no time.

Each section includes:

• -"How To" instructions for planting and caring for greenery
•  Fun plant facts
•  Troubleshooting tips
•  Interactive quizzes
•  Informative, handy charts
•  DIY crafts and projects

About the Author

Molly Williams is the author of Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels; The Junior Plant Lover’s Handbook: A Green-Thumb Guide for Kids; How to Speak Flower; Taming the Potted Beast: The Strange and Sensational History of the Not-So-Humble Houseplant; and Killer Plants: Growing and Caring for Flytraps, Pitcher Plants and Other Deadly Flora.

Molly is thrilled to announce that she has been chosen for the 2025 Gates Cambridge cohort, and she will begin her PhD studies in October at the University of Cambridge.

She is an avid houseplant collector, gardener, florist, and teacher of many things, including writing.

If you would like to reach her, she’s probably in a greenhouse somewhere, or you can visit her Instagram — @theplantladi.

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