This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings as well as how to nurture their growth.
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From Publishers Weekly
Every fall "Mom and I plant a rainbow," by carefully placing bulbs in the gardenstiger lilies, yellow daffodils, blue hyacinth and purple iris, among others. And every winter they order seeds from catalogues for zinnias, daisies, marigolds and much more. The bulbs sprout in spring; seedlings are set out. Come summer, it's time to harvest the rainbow-colored crop. Despite a die-cut insert that relates the colors of the spectrum, this new title lacks the fresh approach to the natural cycle of planting, growth and reaping of Ehlert's Growing Vegetable Soup. While still welcome for its bursts of color and well-documented labeling of flowers, this book cannot add to the concept of gardening, precisely because its predecessor was so comprehensive. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1 Planting a Rainbow , a companion to Ehlert's Growing Vegetable Soup (HBJ, 1987), is a dazzling celebration of the colorful variety in a flower garden and the cyclical excitement of gardening. A young child relates in ten simple sentences the yearly cycle and process of planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden. Mother and child plant bulbs in fall, order seeds from catalogs in winter, eagerly anticipate the first shoots of spring, select seedlings in summer, ``and watch the rainbow grow,'' reveling in the opulence of color. The power of this book lies in the glowing brilliance and bold abstraction of the double-page collages. Ehlert combines simple, stylized shapes of flat, high intensity color into abstract yet readily identifiable images of plants and flowers while clearly and colorfully labeling each plant on an adjacent garden marker. Children will especially delight in the six pages of varying width depicting all the flowers of each color of the rainbow. A celebration of the garden, the power of shape and color, and the harmony of text and image in a picture book. Pamela Miller Ness, The Fenn School, Concord, Mass.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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LOIS EHLERT has created many picture books, including Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the bestselling Waiting for Wings. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
My son and I BOTH loved this book. It was both fun to read and informative. The pictures were brilliant with color and seemed to bounce off the page. Every color of the rainbow was represented. After we finished reading the book, my son wanted to plant his own rainbow. It awakened his curiousity.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
My 3 year old daughter loves this book! We borrowed it from our local library, read it 2-3 times daily, and had great trauma returning it. It has now been a month since it went back and she is still talking about it and has it on her christmas list. She has impressed the neighbors by asking if they had any morning glories or delphiniums and she was eager to help me plant my bulbs and explore all the flowers in our yard. She has always been a flower lover, but this book really stimulated her interest.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
"Every year Mom and I plant a rainbow." Thus begins this wonderful children's classic, Planting a Rainbow.
With its vibrant, full-page, cut paper (or the look of) illustrations, author Lois Ehlert demonstrates in simple text the flower gardening process. The magic of this book is in the illustrations. Though they are simple, the different bulbs, seeds, seedlings, sprouts and plants are highly recognizable. It is as if she was able to zero in on the one defining characteristic of the various living things and put that to page.
My four-year-old son loves the format of this lap-sized board book. It is sturdy enough for even him to haul around and suffer his abuse and big enough to be like the big kid books that don't fare so well under his watch. He loves the color and the varying sized pages.
Mom is most enamored with the teaching nature of the illustrations. I love how each plant is identifiable and labeled on every page. I appreciate the teaching of seasons and the time various gardening activities take place. As it is currently February and dreary, I'm also appreciative of the hope and color of spring when my own bulbs will sprout and I can dig in the dirt to plant my seedlings.
I think it was a great decision to reprint this book in the lap-sized board book version and I know my family will enjoy it for years to come.
Armchair Interviews says: Good read for the little ones-and Moms, too.
With its vibrant, full-page, cut paper (or the look of) illustrations, author Lois Ehlert demonstrates in simple text the flower gardening process. The magic of this book is in the illustrations. Though they are simple, the different bulbs, seeds, seedlings, sprouts and plants are highly recognizable. It is as if she was able to zero in on the one defining characteristic of the various living things and put that to page.
My four-year-old son loves the format of this lap-sized board book. It is sturdy enough for even him to haul around and suffer his abuse and big enough to be like the big kid books that don't fare so well under his watch. He loves the color and the varying sized pages.
Mom is most enamored with the teaching nature of the illustrations. I love how each plant is identifiable and labeled on every page. I appreciate the teaching of seasons and the time various gardening activities take place. As it is currently February and dreary, I'm also appreciative of the hope and color of spring when my own bulbs will sprout and I can dig in the dirt to plant my seedlings.
I think it was a great decision to reprint this book in the lap-sized board book version and I know my family will enjoy it for years to come.
Armchair Interviews says: Good read for the little ones-and Moms, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Friedman
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent children's book that really teaches kids and adults about flowers and gardening. I love the vibrant colors in this book. Comes in two sizes small and large, so be sure to know what size you are ordering if this is important to you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Cady Hayden
Format:Paperback
This book would be perfect for a child who enjoys helping their parent with a garden, or a child mastering their color knowledge. It briefly explains the process of how a garden is started from seed/bulb, shows the growth of different colorful flowers and name the most common garden flowers. The pictures are basic but bold and color fills the pages which allows you to appreciate the next step in the process and the next page in the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By DocMel
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book as a gift for my neice's third birthday. The book is absolutely beautiful with bright bold colors, very reminicent of Eric Carle's books. The book is educational and teaches about different types of flowers. I bought the lap-sized board book and I am glad that I did because it is very durable and perfect for little hands. This is a great buy for a young child who loves the garden.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Juana Lobo
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is wonderful for any child who likes to be outdoors surrounded by plants and colors. I love the illustrations.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By SK-NE
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
My son got this book as a gift and it has been one of his favorites. We then purchased it for my 2 year old niece, who also loves it. The colors and layout of the book are really appealing to the toddlers!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
We did it!
My daycare kids and I planted flowers found in this story.What fun the kids had. Lots of plants are now coming up a few are soon to flower.
Published 12 days ago by Linda B. Hentschel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Courtney's Book Review
Wow! Have you seen this great book? It is super cool. It made me feel so happy to read it because I love planting flowers. I would give this book ten stars! Read more
Published 19 days ago by Adriana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Courtney's Book Review
Wow! Have you seen this great book? It is super cool! It took place outside and people were making rainbows out of flowers. Read more
Published 19 days ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never out-of-date
Classic children's book. I use it during Master Gardener's visits with young children.
It demonstrates clearly the underground concept of bulbs and roots.
It demonstrates clearly the underground concept of bulbs and roots.
Published 23 days ago by Margaret A. Savoy
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Delightful Book for Parent and Child
The illustrations really make this book delightful! The colorful collages depict not only flowers of all the colors of the rainbow, but also birds and insects that frequent floral... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Beth Olsen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Planting flowers, learning colours, and loving nature
I absolutely adore this book ... and you know what, my 3-year-old who "reads" much more complex books, loves it too. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alice B.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Get Inspired to Plant a Rainbow with Your Children
Planting a Rainbow is one of our favorite planting books. We use it every year to kick off the spring planting season.The children love Ehlert's bright, bold and colorful artwork. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jeannine: waddleeahchaa
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great colors!
I'm excited to use this book to teach my 3 year old about different flowers and how they grow! The photos are great and the book in very informative!
Published 3 months ago by MMVargas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful pictures!
I love Ehlert's images - they are so colorful and fun. It is a great way to learn new words.
Published 6 months ago by Anne Temple
5.0 out of 5 stars
Colors
Great colors and easy for little fingers to turn pages. My niece thinks these books are great! Great gift for kids.
Published 7 months ago by Sk
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