Fungi Grow

(Hardback)

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Discover when, how, where, and why fungi grow in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book in the vein of When the Sky Glows and Animal Architects.

Above ground, below ground, all around, fungi grow. They root and fruit and twist and twine everywhere on earth. Some are edible, some are medicinal, some are even poisonous. Step into this book and discover the amazing array of mushrooms and see how they multiply. Learn how fungi heal and help humans. Explore the incredible underground fungal network that helps forests thrive. And so much more!

Author Bio

Maria Gianferrari is a picture book reader/writer, tea-drinker, dog-lover, and birdwatcher. Maria writes books that honor our bonds with creatures both domestic and wild and that celebrate the natural world around us, includingIce Cycle: Poems about the Life of Iceillustrated by Jieting Chen,Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulnessillustrated by Pete Oswald,Bobcat Prowlingillustrated by Bagram Ibatouilline, andBe a Tree!illustrated by Felicita Sala. She lives with her family in Massachusetts in a house encircled by trees. To learn more about Maria, visit her website:MariaGianferrari.com.

Diana Sudyka is a Chicago-based illustrator. Early on, she created screen-printed gig posters for musicians but currently her illustration work focuses on young adult, middle grade, and childrens books. She has illustrated several volumes of the award-winning book series The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart andCircus Mirandusby Cassie Beasley, as well as the picture booksWould You Come Tooby Liz Garton Scanlon,Sometimes Rainby Meg Fleming,What Miss Mitchell Sawby Hayley Barrett,How to Find a Birdby Jennifer Ward, andFungi Growby Maria Gianferrari. Visit her at DianaSudyka.com.