This volume in the How It Works series (10 titles) takes readers on a detailed journey of plant life, beginning with impressive cross-sections of microscopic plant cells juxtaposed with photographs and diagrams of plant parts. Seeds, roots, flowers, and more are explained and illustrated in fine detail alongside familiar and unfamiliar examples. Reproductive information leads into a discussion of atypical plants, such as those that reproduce through spores. A short discussion of trees precedes information on plants in a variety of habitats (e.g., deserts and oceans), and depictions of carnivorous and parasitic plants are sure to fascinate. Regrettably, the title veers off course by including fungi, and the author uses complex, domain-specific vocabulary without always elucidating. However, the detailed text and visual information provided should entice devoted enthusiasts and students with robust scientific curiosity.