Explore how seeds travel from the plants they form on to the places they'll grow! Spinning like a shiny green helicopter, a maple seed floats on the wind. Where will it land? Seeds splash away in raindrops, slide across the snow, and hitch rides on birds and animals—and even people's clothing. For anyone who's ever blown the fluff of a dandelion and wondered where it went, this is the perfect introduction to plant life cycles and seed dispersals for young readers. The simple, poetic tex...
A simple introduction to plant life. Includes activity to grow your own plant.
By finding out about gardening, children help things grow and watch life develop. Kids will learn how to help the plants become big and strong and how to protect them from the weather and disease.
Rainforests (Usborne Beginners) (Beginners Nature)
by Lucy Beckett-Bowman
Through a history involving text and dramatic illustrations, Earth history artist Douglas Henderson traces the life cycle of a tree in the late Triassic period. After the tree falls during a windstorm, it decays and eventually ends up in a petrified forest. A fascinating, colorful look at the past. Full-color illustrations.
Accompanying a brand-new BBC series presented by David Attenborough.This is our Green Planet: a hidden world where plants care for other plants and can smell, taste, touch, hear and even . . . 'talk'.In the world of plants, time passes more slowly, but if we speed months into minutes we can peer into this hidden world and realise: it's a battleground. Plants are working to thwart their enemies, and to trick animals into working for them.Right under your feet, and all around you, is a secret worl...
Looks at the natural resources earth’s animals and plants need to survive and the human activities that threaten to destroy them. Case studies highlight problems and possible solutions Includes maps, stunning photographs, fascinating fact boxes, useful contacts and suggestions for further reading.
A step-by-step guide to creative gardening, with ideas from a delicate doll's garden to a tropical rainforest.
More and more people are turning back to growing their own food in this time of rising food and petrol costs and plummeting house values. And for some time now, primary schools have been teaching their students how to grow plants and have extra-curricular garden clubs. Children don't need to know everything there is about edible gardening to get started. Nor do their grownups. The book is designed to give people of all ages some basics, along with projects and activities to spark young imaginati...
Busy Day, Busy Night: Rain Forest (Rookie Preschool: Learn about Nature)
by Sue Hendra
The Tiny Seed (World of Eric Carle) (Classic Board Book)
by Eric Carle
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
On the surface, the snow looks quiet and serene. But beneath its white expanse, unsociable shrews go hunting, voles tunnel to the surface, and chipmunks awaken to nibble on seeds. Through scientifically accurate text and lifelike illustrations, this book introduces young readers to the unseen life in the world of winter. Ages 4-8
See How They Grow Forest
See how young forest animals grow and change in the first weeks and months of their lives with this series for little nature lovers. Everyone loves little animals and this book is a must for fans of furry forest creatures. This elegant book filled with beautiful photography follows baby animals through their early lives - from helpless newborns to confident, curious creatures on the cusp of adulthood. Meet a playful squirrel, a furry fox, and a delightful deer fawn and watch how they grow. A se...
National Trust: Look What I Found in the Woods (National Trust Look What I Found)
by Moira Butterfield
Discover a world of wonder on a woodland walk, with this beautiful picture book from the National Trust. Follow me. I know the way. We're walking through the woods today. Look what I found! A curly stick to wave like a magic wand. Set off on an outdoor adventure to find natural treasure, from prickly pine cones to swirly snail's shells, then learn more about the found object with irresistibly illustrated and informative nature notes.Packed full of fascinating facts alongside a gentle rhyming...
A fun, picture-packed sticker activity book, with fascinating information about garden flowers and more than 250 stickers! This exciting sticker activity book will teach kids about the flowers all around them in gardens and parks. The fascinating facts accompanied by simple, fun activities such as matching stickers to picture shapes, a life-cycle follow-the-trail, and a quiz make this book perfect for curious young minds. Children will go on a journey as they fill in the sticker pages, and lea...
Inside Guide: Incredible Plants
by Barbara Taylor and Frances Williams
DK Readers L3: Rain Forest Explorer (DK Readers: Level 3)
by Rupert Matthews
In this Level 3 DK Reader follow the blog of an adventurous young explorer through the Amazon to her Uncle's rain forest research station. In Rain Forest Explorer children able to read on their own can follow her trip along the Rio Blanco river where she goes jaguar tracking, joins tribal villagers for a feast after hunting, and discovers an ancient site. DK Readers is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowle...
A family guide to growing fruit & veg Have you ever wondered how plants work and how they get their food? Or why we eat the fruit of one plant and the leaf of another? What’s the big deal about growing things – and how do we decide what we need to grow in the space we have? In Grow, Ben Raskin shares his expert knowledge, in this funky guide for families who are new to edible gardening, looking at the whole life cycle of food, from seed sowing and saving to planning and planting, and—most excit...
The White Wolves brand is known for providing engaging books that children want to pick up, at a range of different reading levels. The new non-fiction strand reflects the range of non-fiction texts that children will come across in the real world, from guidebooks to cookbooks. They provide a fresh, high-interest look at core geography, history and science topics, and are ideal for classroom and topic libraries, and for teaching non-fiction literacy skills in a curriculum context.
Green spaces represent freedom for children, an opportunity to rush around and explore their imagination. This energy can be channelled into a greater understanding of the garden, the things that grow in it and the creatures that live there. With masses of ideas, this is a sure-fire way to occupy your kids constructively.
Eco Works: How Community Gardens Work (ECO Works)
by Louise Spilsbury
How Community Gardens Work investigates the fascinating concept of gardens that a whole community enjoys and works together to maintain. It explores what a community garden is and what is grown there, where some of the world's most inventive community gardens are and why community gardens are on the rise in urban places all over the world. Explore the world's most revolutionary and exciting ecological developments in Eco Works. This series for 9+ readers examines how green technology is finding...
Discover and Share: Planet Earth (Discover and Share)
by Angela Royston
Explore the wonderful world we live in, from snowy mountains to deep, steamy rainforests. Discover the facts and Share the learning in these fun books. A series of differentiated text books on topics that children really want to read about. The lower level text is ideal for emerging readers and the higher level text will suit more able readers. The large, square format encourages sharing, and spectacular photos are featured on every page. Perfect for readers aged 4 and up.