Plants provide people and animals with food, shelter, and even oxygen. Plants help us live and grow, but how does a plant grow? Where do plants grow? What is a Plant? introduces young readers to a variety of plant types, including ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. This fact-filled book explains: • photosynthesis • different methods of reproduction • how seeds germinate and grow • which types of plants grow in different climates • how plants defend themselves