plants

Big things can come in small packages. That’s definitely true for a seed, which is where a plant’s life begins. Readers will be amazed to learn what’s inside a seed. The text also covers germination, teaching readers the right balance of element that’s required for a seed to sprout. The age-appropriate text and high-interest photographs expose readers to seeds of all shapes and sizes, while reinforcing the key science concepts that are essential in understanding plant growth and survival.

Explores what seeds look like, the names of the parts of seeds, and how they grow.

Explores what leaves look like and how they grow in different environments, as well as how they make food, how they change, and more.

Explores where and how fruit grows, making more fruit, and fruit reproduction.

Explores how flowers make more flowers, pollinators, flower reproduction, and more.

An introduction to producers that describes different organisms that make their own food, discusses where they can be found and risks they face, and explains their place in a food chain.

A story about a farmer who grows crops of oats, beans, and barley.

Visits a banana plantation to introduce the many things that plants provide. Also, showcases the life cycle of a bean plant from germination to fruit development, and covers the parts of a plant as well as plant adaptations.

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about plants and conducts two experiments that demonstrate the production of oxygen by lettuce leaves and the existence of chlorophyll in leaves.