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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. Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey is perilous: one of the bigger seeds is burned by the sun another falls into the ocean...
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"Explore the origins of Earth's plant life . . . with a talking ficus leaf! In this full-color graphic novel, Leif the leaf takes readers on a magical (and miraculous) journey, revealing how small specks of ancient moss grew into massive rain forests. With laugh-out-load text and colorful comic book art, this book is sure to sprout any reader's interest in science-and grow their love for planet Earth"--
5) Plants
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Nature all around volume 3
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"This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about why plants are so essential. In this third book in the Nature All Around series, young readers will learn all about different plants' parts, life cycles, habitats and more, before going on a journey through a year in a plant's life. Essential scientific topics, such as pollination and photosynthesis, are explained in kid-friendly language, with helpful...
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Describes the development of a seed into a plant by means of pollination, fertilization, and seed dispersal. Fun, factual, and fascinating--who says science has to be dull? The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About Science "RM"! With striking, full-color photos and just the right amount of text, this series guides young readers through the fascinating world around them. For nearly a decade, teachers and librarians alike...
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Flowers seem to appear like magic in the springtime as the winter snow melts away. Young scientists can discover exactly how Nature's sleight of hand really works. From planting a seed, to the parts of a plant, to the process of photosynthesis, this book will explain it all in kid-friendly terms brought to life with full-color photos and diagrams.
12) How plants grow
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Plant growth is a complicated topic that botanists and plant biologists devote their entire careers to studying. This book presents to elementary school students an accessible explanation of the process of how plants grow. It also describes how their life cycles work and how they must interact with the world around them to thrive. Additionally, this book examines environmental factors like disease and pollution by explaining what they are and how...
13) How a seed grows
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Uses observations of bean seeds planted in egg shells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.
15) Seeds grow!
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In simple rhymes, describes how seeds turn into sunflowers.