Akron Public Library

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale. And they will long remember the heartening message of the tiny seed's steadfast perseverance in the face of many hazards and obstacles...

This book helps a child learn to count to 10 as well as how a seed grows, and ways insects or animals might injure plants.

Explains a sunflower's growth process.

Discusses the life cycle of plants, how plants change with the seasons, how they function in a plant community, and the destruction of plant cycles in rainforests and other areas. Features projects and activities.

"In this nonfiction story, young readers explore the transformation of a seed into a tree. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning series centered around life cycles, featuring simple text and Eric Carle's classic illustrations!"--

"Follow the life cycle of a plant, from a tiny seed to a shoot growing taller and stronger until it is ready to make seeds of its own."--Page [4] of cover.

"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces various plant life cycles, including seed plant reproduction, asexual reproduction, cross-pollination, and germination"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life cycle of plants, from meat-eating pitcher plants to coconut palm trees.

Invites young readers to guess which fruits or vegetables will emerge from a variety of seeds depicted on a series of fold-out flaps that show them as they take root in the soil, sprout from the ground, and, finally, become healthy foods.