This introduction to seeds and plants uses simple sentences and beautiful illustrations. Short, poetic phrases in large print, aimed at younger children, give seeds accessible qualities. Paragraphs in smaller print, tackle science concepts and expand on the phrases, are geared to older readers. The watercolor pictures, which include helpful charts depicting a seed's growth into a plant, will pull children into the basic botany, while the pages filled with detailed seeds, both common and exotic, will encourage kids to wonder about the plant world's mysterious, gorgeous spectrum of possibilities.
Grade level:
PreK K 1 2 3 4
Scope:
all states
Academic Subject:
Arts English/Language Arts Languages Other Than English Science Life/Biological Sciences Biology Botany
Agricultural Content:
Environment/Natural Resources Nature Study Plant Systems Grains Horticultural Crops Flowers Fruits Vegetables Gardening/Greenhouse Plant Growth & Development
Author:
Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrator:
Sylvia Long
Publisher:
Chronicle Books LLC.
Copyright:
2007
Reviewer Comments:
The illustrations in this book are so good that a teacher could use them in a variety of ways. A caution that the book does anthropomorphize the seeds (i.e., the seed has feelings or knowledge).
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