From Seed to Sunflower (Lifecycles) [Paperback]

Gerald Legg (Author), Carolyn Scrace (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Lifecycles

Large illustrations and simple text present the lifecycle of a sunflower from seed to flower.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2?Two colorful picture books that introduce the life cycles of butterflies and sunflowers. Each volume is broken down into two parts: a narrative comprised of somewhat dry sentences in large type and a double-page fact sheet. Growth outlines are included in each book: from egg through caterpillar to adult butterfly in the first and from seed to full-grown and finally withering sunflower in the second. Illustrations are bright, labeled, and, for the most part, accurate. Scale is occasionally a problem, as in Butterfly where an unrealistically huge spider is shown on the same page as the tiniest of birds. There are no pronunciation guides to help with such words as "germination" and "pupa." These "life stories" will be most appreciated by children who enjoyed Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Putnam, 1981) or Eve Bunting's Sunflower House (Harcourt, 1996) and who want to know more.?Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531153347
• ISBN-13: 978-0531153345
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for primary teachers!, August 12, 2000

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Janet Breeden (Memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Seed to Sunflower (Lifecycles) (Paperback)

This book has superb illustrations which will engage children's attention while imparting all the basics of the plant's lifecycle. As a teacher, this book will enhance the science curriculum and motivates students to learn about lifecycles.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for primary teachers!, August 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: From Seed to Sunflower (Lifecycles) (Paperback)

This book has superb illustrations which will engage children's attention while imparting all the basics of the plant's lifecycle. As a teacher, this book will enhance the science curriculum and motivates students to learn about lifecycles.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great supplementary science/nature book for the classroom or homschooled child., March 24, 2011

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This review is from: From Seed to Sunflower (Lifecycles) (Paperback)

Beautifully illustrated, unique book, a book every early childhood classroom should have, up to the third grade. Wonderfully information for kids, wonderful science lesson. Good book to read to children at story time. The pictures are very interesting, unique, illustrated, vibrant. Captures the eye and mind of a child. Worth having, worth buying for your child.