Contains experiments that introduce the basics of botany, detailing the ways plants grow from seeds and bulbs, the nutrients they need for survive, and how they affect their environments.
Photographs and simple text help students learn how plants make their own food, describing what plants need to make their own food, why plants are important to life on Earth, and how animals and plants benefit each other.
Rosie's rival, Violet, outdoes her in everything, and when the class plants seeds for a unit on gardening, Rosie's determination to be the best causes her to do something mean.