Overview
Beautiful photography and lyrical text pair with comprehensive picture captions in award-winning author Melissa Stewart's story about the surprisingly diverse world of seeds. Learn all about the plant cycle, from how seeds grow, the fascinating ways they travel, and what it takes for a seed to become a plant. From butterflies and honey bees to cockroaches and katydids, discover all you have ever wanted to know about these amazing animals. Discover which insects are the most common; which have the most painful sting; and which have awesome talents, like ""escape artist"" camouflage abilities. Learn about insect senses, insect predators, quirky facts about insect fossils, and which bugs are most closely related to our other animal friends. After this deep dive into the science of entomology, you'll ""bee"" an expert on bugs and will dazzle your family and friends with your newfound knowledge.
Full Product Details
Author: National Geographic Kids ,
Melissa Stewart
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Imprint: National Geographic Kids
Dimensions:
Width: 23.10cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.400kg
ISBN: 9781426329777
ISBN 10: 1426329776
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 13 February 2018
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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General/trade
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Engaging text and crisp nature photography capture the surprisingly dynamic journey of seeds as they grow, travel, sprout, and trigger the cycle anew. Action verbs are abound as seeds fly, float, pop, and even ride, to name a few. Stewart weaves fascinating facts about specific plants into a cohesive and sequential narrative that covers each step of the life cycle. The photographs are bright and vivid, supporting the flow of text and expanding upon the broader context of the content. -- School Library Journal .
Engaging text and crisp nature photography capture the surprisingly dynamic journey of seeds as they grow, travel, sprout, and trigger the cycle anew. Action verbs are abound as seeds fly, float, pop, and even ride, to name a few. Stewart weaves fascinating facts about specific plants into a cohesive and sequential narrative that covers each step of the life cycle. The photographs are bright and vivid, supporting the flow of text and expanding upon the broader context of the content. -- School Library Journal Help your students with Life Science Standards of the NGSS with A Seed is a Start. Expertly written with eye-catching photographs and an outstanding vocabulary list showcases seed germination and propagation. -- Kevin Daugherty, Education Director, Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom .
Author Information
The National Geographic Kid is curious about the world around them, empowered in the face of challenges and responsible for others and the natural world. Combining these principles with the international educational heritage of Collins, this partnership is a natural fit for books that are funny, weird, exploratory, educational and loved by children. Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 150 science and nature books for young readers, most recently Feathers: Not Just for Flying, a Junior Library Guild selection. While gathering information for her books, Melissa has hiked in tropical rainforests, gone on safari in Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galápagos Islands. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
