Children's Book Review: Pretty Tricky by Etta Kaner

Title: Pretty Tricky
Author: Etta Kaner
Illustrator: Ashley Barron
Expected publication: September 15th 2020 by Owl Kid Books
Source: NetGalley

GoodReads Description: "Have you ever thought of plants as tricky? Probably not. But in this nonfiction book, readers are introduced to the tricky techniques some plants use to defend themselves, reproduce, or acquire food. From the copycat Boquila vine that changes shape to match its host plant to the pungent carrion flower that lures pollinating flies with the scent of rotten meat, plants across the globe have adapted to survive all kinds of threatening fauna.

Each amazing plant adaptation is described through fact bubbles and easy-to-grasp blocks of text. End matter includes a list of sources for kids to explore, a glossary defining scientific terms, and an index.

Brought to life with eye-popping cut-paper collage illustrations, this book is a garden of knowledge that will leave kids with a better understanding of how living things adapt to their environments."

MY REVIEW:
This book is incredibly interesting!  If you were trying to get your kids interested in gardening/plants or if you were going to do a unit on plants and want to inspire some interest - this is the book for you!  This book is chock-full of fascinating plants!

The book itself is PRETTY TRICKY!  I can see where detailing the weird and awesome defense tactics of these plants would intrigue boys and active children that may otherwise be uninterested.  The illustrations are also an interesting choice instead of photographs.  It is a book full of facts, so you would expect photographs, but I decided that it was another tricky trick & may keep kids interested with the lovely pictures and colors!

Really fun book full of interesting facts!  Completely original and informative!

5 brilliantly tricky stars!

YOU need this book if you want to inspire an interest in nature/plant study!

• Try to find some of these plants outside! 
• Buy one of these plants and plant it in the garden (Snapdragons?)
• If you can find/buy a venus fly trap kids will think it is super cool!
• Have your child make up their own plant with its own defenses! Draw a picture detailing the plant and its defense tactics.
• Be a venus fly trap and kill all the flies! (lol)
• Snapdragon art

 Photo Credit: busymommymedia.com

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!