PRODUCT DETAIL

A Seed is Sleepy

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).

Resource ID:

2925

Source:

http://www.amazon.com

Media 1:

It's a Book media type.
URL: Website
ISBN: 978-0811855204
Pages: 40
Bound: Hardcover