This book of fabulous fungi will intrigue and amaze young readers, and open their eyes to the fungi thriving all around them. Sadly, they’re just as susceptible to changes in global temperature and we need to know this because they are the very foundation of life on earth.

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From the villains of the possible extinction of bananas to plastic-eating eco-warriors, there are more than 1. I love that the book takes a topic that would not usually interest students much and turns it into something of curiosity and creativity as they learn through the book. Put another way, this humongous fungus would encompass 1,665 football fields, or nearly four square miles (10 square kilometers) of turf.This book engages children in a nonfiction topic in a thoughtful way -- the layouts on each page pair illustrations with text to tell a story about different topics around the broader subject matter. I didn't get this one to read to the babies, I got it for myself, but it is a fascinating and detailed intro to mushrooms for older kiddos or even adults.

Humongous Fungus (Underground and All Around) by D.K Humongous Fungus (Underground and All Around) by D.K

A Super Happy Magic Forest chapter book packed with illustrations and plenty of humour-this is the perfect read for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants (6+). There’re mighty killers that could wipe out an entire crop, but there’s also eco-friendly fungi like the one discovered in 2017 to be able to break down plastic.However (Nonetheless), we cannot overlook (underestimate) the indispensable role they play in our ecosystem. It gives children a perspective about all the different fungi in this world that we do not know about and how it affects out world. Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings on Inhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem. I think this would be interesting for any child generally enthusiastic about nature but also works well as a specific topic study in educational contexts.

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The fungus primarily grows along tree roots via hyphae, fine filaments that mat together and excrete digestive enzymes. This is a weird and crazy book that engages young readers in a fun, creative way, and that introduces them to a non-fiction scientific topic with interest that they would otherwise likely never explore.

It briefly covers a broad range of mushroom biology, ecological gy and human use and would be great introduction to the world of mushrooms.