A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis, a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Amy Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.Menacing botanical illustrations render a ghastly portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten, and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
In this delightfully devilish coloring book, Amy Stewart and Briony Morrow-Cribbs bring us the forty most menacing botanical atrocities from their New York Times bestseller Wicked Plants. Morrow-Cribb
This humorous and informative small volume on scary bugs examines some of the world's most odd, frightening and unique insects. Creepy crawlers discussed include African bat bugs, stinging caterpillar
The middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart’s Wicked Bugs features profiles of the world’s scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to
The middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart’s Wicked Bugs features profiles of the world’s scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to
