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Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty routine - up at dawn, off to work, lather, rinse, repeat. But everything changes one sun-washed summer with two dramatic homecomings: Griffith Burnett - Tulpen Crossing's prodigal son, who's set his sights on Kelly - and Olivia, her beautiful, wayward and, as far as Kelly is concerned, unwelcome sister. Tempted by Griffith, annoyed by Olivia, Kelly is overwhelmed by the secrets that were so easy to keep...

The author examines four domesticated plant species (the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato), describing how each has evolved a survival strategy based on satisfying human desires.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to how tulips grow. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

In the seventeenth century Holland, a wife of a wealthy merchant falls in love with an artist commissioned to paint her portrait, and the lovers decide to risk everything they have in the bubbling tulip market in the hopes of making a fortune and building their life together.

Famous for his pranks, Pierre has never dared to play a trick on his Grand Ma Mere, whose tulips grace one of the loveliest gardens in Paris; but one day, Pierre does dare.

Traces the histories of seven iconic flowers to reveal the nature of their influence and rise to objects of billion-dollar industries.

The Thea Sisters search for a missing botanist.

In Holland in the 1600s, a birthday gift of eight precious tulip bulbs is traded into livestock, furniture, and a valuable painting.