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Flower Power! - ROD Children's
National Picture Book Month - November 2022
OBD Gardening - YOUTH
Youth - EPPL Seed Library
National Picture Book Month - November 2022
OBD Gardening - YOUTH
Youth - EPPL Seed Library
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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...
4) Seeds we eat
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"Seeds are for planting. Seeds are for eating, too. If you've ever eaten beans or corn, you've eaten seeds. Read all about seeds in Seeds we eat. Find out about different kinds of seeds and learn about some of the seeds we eat." -- Page [4] of cover.
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Books in this series introduce children to different parts of plants. Simple, accessible text breaks down crucial concepts and key vocabulary, and stunning photographs of a wide variety of plants show how diverse plants can be. In All About Seeds, children learn about seeds, including where they can be found, what they look like and the vital job they do for plants.
9) Seeds
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From flowers to fruits, everything begins with a tiny seed. Young readers will learn how seeds grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns. From cherry pits to exploding pods, to sticktight seeds that cling to your shoes, acclaimed photographer and author Ken Robbins illuminates how wondrous nature springs up throughout the year before our very eyes.
11) Let's go nuts!
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Demonstrates how healthy eating can be both fun and appetizing, while sharing engaging facts about seeds and providing an additional section on how to help nut-sensitive friends stay safe.
13) Plant a seed
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What happens when you plant a seed? Budding scientists will love learning all about plants' tiny beginnings and how they travel across the planet in this bright and informative book.
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Seed, soil, sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. Cris Peterson explores the subject of agriculture, covering the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. Using the corn plant as an example, she takes the reader through the story of germination and growth of a tiny corn seed into a giant plant reaching high into the air, with roots extending over six feet into the ground. This book also discusses the make-up of soil and the amazing...
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"With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling--of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and laypeople, and photographic documentation, Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world"--Amazon.com.
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"A little girls finds a sycamore tree named a "moon tree" and wonders why? When no one knows, her third-grade class is determined to find the answer. Their quest leads them to NASA, an extraordinary boy who grew up to be an astronaut, a broken metal container, and a story more fascinating than they could have ever imagined."--page 2 of cover.