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The Crazy World of Plants
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Narrated by Trace Dominguez, Julia Wilde, Carin Bondar and
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Listen in as Seeker answers some unbe-leaf-able questions like how can plants grow without water, how plants defend themselves and how they eat animals. You’ll also learn about the future of plants—from growing them in space and how artificial leaf technology will change the world—all in this best of collection available for the first time in audio.
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