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Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate by Sara Levine, Masha D'Yans Bill Martin Jr ] Not only is thisA cantankerous talking cactus reveals to readers the significance of different colors of flowers in terms of which pollinators (bees, bats, birds, etc.) different colors "talk" to. 'HEY, YOU! PSST! DOWN HERE! THAT'S RIGHT I'M A PLANT, AND I'M TALKING TO YOU!' The brash narrator of this picture book is a small cactus with an attitude. Though prickly to the point of grouchiness, it's knowledgeable and entertaining, as well. It explains that, rooted in