dispersal

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dispersal

The nature and science of seeds

1999
Describes the nature, dispersal, growth, and uses of seeds.

Ride the wind

airborne journeys of animals and plants
1997
Describes the migratory patterns of birds, butterflies, locusts, spiders, bats and geese, and includes information about some of the seeds and fruits that also ride the wind.

Seeds pop, stick, glide

1981
Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse.

What kinds of seeds are these?

2006
Rhyming riddles describe nine different types of seeds and how they get to where they need to go in order to grow and bloom.

Dandelion adventures

1998
Follows seven dandelion seed parachutes which the wind blows into the air and which land in different circumstances as an example of the way in which a common plant regenerates.

Seeds by wind and water

1962
Explains how seeds travel through the air, over the ground, and on top of the water to form the trees and flowers all around us.

A fruit is a suitcase for seeds

2002
Provides an illustrated description of seed dispersal by which plants, most specifically fruits, travel from one place to another.

From seed to dandelion

2000
Simple text and photographs show how a seed becomes a dandelion.

The tiny seed

2001
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.

Seeds travel

2002
Briefly describes some of the different ways various kinds of seeds are carried from place to place to find a good place to grow.

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