Mysteries Marvels of Plant Life Author:Barbara Cork, Ian Jackson (Illustrator), John Shackell (Illustrator) Some are stranglers, thieves and murderers. Others are fantastic, beautiful and wonderful. — It would probably surprise you to learn that these are not types of people but types of plant life! — Our world is covered with many different species of plant life -- each one special in its own way. Usborne Mysteries Marvels of Plant Life provides a fasc... more »inating introduction to the behavior, habits and way of life of many of the plant varieties found in our world and what part they play in our lives.« less