Plants That Never Ever Bloom (Ruth Heller's World of Nature) [Paperback]

Ruth Heller (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Ruth Heller's World of Nature

The natural world is illuminated with the same flair and fun Ruth Heller brings to language. In Plants that Never Ever Bloom, rich, colorful illustrations and informative, rhyming verse unlock a world where mushrooms glow at night and seaweed grows to be gigantic--without a flower in sight! "A feast for the eyes." -- San Francisco Examiner

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (February 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0698115589
• ISBN-13: 978-0698115583
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,208,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"Writing and illustrating my own books have given me the opportunity to choose subjects of interest to me."--Ruth HellerAfter receiving a fine arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and completing two years of graduate work in design at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, Ruth Heller began her career designing wrapping paper, cocktail napkins, greeting cards, and coloring books. After five years of rejection and one complete revision, Heller's first book, Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, about egg-laying animals, was published in 1981. It was so successful that the sequel, and second book to be published, Animals Born Alive And Well (1982), about mammals, quickly followed. In 1983 and 1984, her third and fourth titles, The Reason For A Flower (about plants that have seeds and flowers) and Plants That Never Ever Bloom (about plants that do not) were published.She then began work on a collection of six books, the How To Hide series on camouflage and the magic of this phenomenon in nature, which covered the entire animal kingdom -- insects, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures. The next collection of books became a five-volume series on parts of speech: A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns; Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs; Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives; Merry-Go- Round: A Book About Nouns; and Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs. She also wrote and illustrated the unique and fascinating book Color, a charming and instructive guide to how art goes through the four color printing process.Among the notable people who have had an influence on Heller's writing have been: Ogden Nash, Gilbert and Sullivan, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and Dr. Seuss. Heller says of her work, "All my books are nonfiction picture books in rhyme. I find writing in rhyme enjoyable and challenging, and I think it is an easy way for children to learn new facts and acquire a sophisticated vocabulary. Children are not intimidated by big words. I try to make my writing succinct and allow the illustrations to convey as much information as possible."On October 31, 1995, Grosset & Dunlap continues Heller's parts-of-speech books with the publication of Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions, a clever, thoughtful, eye-pleasing explanation of just how prepositions tell us about the "when" and "where" of things.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhyming text, great colorful illustrations. WONDERFUL!, February 26, 2004

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christinemm - The Thinking Mother (Houston Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plants That Never Ever Bloom (Ruth Heller's World of Nature) (Paperback)

Rhyming, concise text makes learning about non-blooming plants and trees effortless. Each double page spread is grouped in either a logical flow format or grouped by color. The result is vibrant color. The range of plant colors is amazing. An appropriate animal, fish or bird accompanies the illustration.

My children (aged 3 and 6) found this engaging. My 6 year old even memorized some of the rhymes after just one reading. This is a refreshing change compared to most of the nonfiction books for children aged 4-8 which contain boring text and mediocre illustrations. This is a wonderful, short book about non-flowering plants. Well done!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical ........, August 21, 2006

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Julie Foster "julie foster" (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plants That Never Ever Bloom (Ruth Heller's World of Nature) (Paperback)

Beautiful illustrations accompany this magical world where the imagination knows that just maybe little elves hide amongst these plants that "never ever bloom" using them as umbrellas to shelter them from the rain.....