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Venus Flytrap Science Guide - for Kids, Teachers, and Parents Visit honda-e.com/vfbook.htm. The great British naturalist Charles Darwin called it "one of the most wonderful in the world." Enter the world of the Venus flytrap! This is a comprehensive, all-you-need-to-know book about the Venus flytrap, the most famous of all meat-eating plants. The book describes carnivorous plants in general first. Then the detailed description of the plant follows. A colorful botanical history of the discovery of the Venus flytrap contains "who's who" of the botanical world, such as Scot-born Arthur Dobbs, a colonial governor of North Carolina (who discovered the plant during his walk in the meadow), a revered Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (the Father of Taxonomy), and the great British naturalist of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. Detailed growing tips for the Venus flytrap (including how to make seeds) as well as some suggestions for children's school projects are included. The Venus flytrap is arguably the most intriguing plant among all flowering plants on Earth. In spite of the past 250-plus years of research since the discovery of the Venus flytrap, there are so many unanswered questions about its sophisticated trapping mechanism and its mysterious evolutionary history. This book invites a young mind into the wonder of the natural world.