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Allaby, Michael, ed. Dictionary of Plant Science. Oxford University Press, 1998. Thousands of entries on plant science terms.

Attenborough, David. The Private Life of Plants. Princeton University Press, 1995. Companion work to the BBC television series of the same name.

Bailey, Jill, ed. The Penguin Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Penguin, 2000. A handy reference.

Blunt, Wilfrid. The Art of Botanical Illustration: An Illustrated History. Dover, 1994. Surveys the evolution of botanical illustration from Neolithic times to the 20th century.

Capon, Brian. Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide. Timber, 1992. Plant physiology and structure for the layperson.

Ennos, Roland R., and L. Sheffield. Plant Life. Blackwell Science, 2000. A look at plants from an evolutionary perspective to show how the range of environments in the world has led to different flora.

Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World. Random House, 2001. A fascinating book that will change how we think about plants and their place in nature.

Raven, Peter H., and others. Biology of Plants. Freeman, 1998. Illustrated introductory text.

Classification

Cain, A. J. Animal Species and Their Evolution. Princeton University Press, 1993. Explains terms used by scientists in classifying animals.

Gotch, A. F. Latin Names Explained. Facts on File, 1996. Explains the Latin names of over 4,000 animal species.

Ritvo, Harriet. The Platypus and the Mermaid, and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination. Harvard University Press, 1997. Focus on 18th- and 19th-century classifiers of the natural world.

Trudge, Colin. The Variety of Life: A Survey and a Celebration of all the Creatures that Have Ever Lived. Oxford University Press, 2000. A critically acclaimed and highly readable work on the science of classification.

Woodland, Dennis. Contemporary Plant Systematics. 3rd ed. Andrews University Press, 2000. How do plants get their names? A basic introduction for students, amateur gardeners and botanists.

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For younger readers

Margulis, Lynn. Diversity of Life: The Five Kingdoms. Enslow, 1992. For middle school readers and up.

Tesar, Jenny. Patterns in Nature: An Overview of the Living World. Blackbirch, 1994. For readers in grades 5 to 7.

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