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They range from giant tree aloes to tiny plants that thrive in diverse habitats under extreme conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A beautiful and fun new publication of Penguin Random House South Africa introduces some of these special plants to young and old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vetplant fairies<\/em> is a collection of verses and illustrations about indigenous succulents that are also fairies. The book is similar to a previous publication, <em>Fynbos fairies<\/em>. Antjie Krog and Ingrid de Kok are responsible for the verses and Fiona Moodie for the artwork. The plants\u2019 folk names are used, but the scientific names are also included. 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