Native Plants with DIY Seed Bombs
Tues, July 8 @ 6pm // Come and participate in a hands-on activity where you'll create a seed bomb using native seeds. Discover valuable tips and tricks for successfully growing native plants from seeds!
by Antoinette Portis
E NF NATURE
To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. Leading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in A Seed Grows offer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle. Additional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures.
by Eric Carle
Easy CARLE
In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again.
by Christie Matheson
Easy Board MATHESON
Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sunshine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice, no matter how many times you read it!
by George Shannon
Easy Poetry SHANNON
"Busy in the Garden" is a collection of poems and riddles about planting, growing, dancing, and playing in the garden. Its whimsical illustrations and simple language make it very appealing to primary readers. The collection describes the many actions that accompany gardening - digging, planting, bending, picking, plucking, and tossing to name just a few.
Find more books about seeds at the library--also bring seeds home with our free Seed Library!
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