A Seed Grows
From a tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out in this bold read-aloud. A Sibert Honor Book!
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book! To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. "A seed falls,
And settles into the ground,
And the Sun shines,
And the rain comes down,
And the seed grows..." Leading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in A Seed Grows offer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle. Additional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles, and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures. Antoinette Portis is the author of A New Green Day, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning Hey, Water! An American Library Association Notable Children's Book
A CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Finalist
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
Author: Antoinette Portis
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 06/21/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780823448920
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2022
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2022 pg. 167
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 63
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 99
About the Author
Antoinette Portis is the author of many inventive books for children, including Not a Box, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book Hey, Water!, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said "This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists". Other titles include A New Green Day which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, as well as the ALA Notable Books Wait and Now. A recipient of the Prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she lives in Southern California. Visit her at Antoinetteportis.com
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book! To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. "A seed falls,
And settles into the ground,
And the Sun shines,
And the rain comes down,
And the seed grows..." Leading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in A Seed Grows offer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle. Additional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles, and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures. Antoinette Portis is the author of A New Green Day, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning Hey, Water! An American Library Association Notable Children's Book
A CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Finalist
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
Author: Antoinette Portis
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 06/21/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780823448920
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2022
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2022 pg. 167
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 63
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 99
About the Author
Antoinette Portis is the author of many inventive books for children, including Not a Box, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book Hey, Water!, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said "This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists". Other titles include A New Green Day which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, as well as the ALA Notable Books Wait and Now. A recipient of the Prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she lives in Southern California. Visit her at Antoinetteportis.com
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