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Posted: Jan 30 2008 at 10:19pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
by Dianna Hutts Aston
illustrated by Sylvia Long

keywords: trees seeds gymnosperms fruit botany flowers plants

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This isn't a "story" picture book, but the pictures in it are just gorgeous and the text curls around on the pages. The book is beautiful to look at, and a young child could do just that without reading. For those who want to read the text, it would make a great addition to a botany (and other nature or science) study.

She has written another equally gorgeous book called An Egg is Quiet.

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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 2:11am | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Oh my, yes, a lovely book. We love both the egg and seed book. Janette perfect timing. This is a great time of year to focus on seeds in their dormant (sleepy)state in preparation for the growing season. We'll be starting some seedlings indoors late next month. Perfect reminder!

I found these fun time lapse videos of seeds sprouting. This radish one is very cool. And this one from an old Sesame Street show is really nostalgic.

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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 12:28pm | IP Logged Quote CKwasniewski
We love both of these! In fact, we have them out right now...

Another lovely one on birds is: Birds build nests

Thanks for the fun videos, MaryM!

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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 2:36pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
Yes, Birds Build Nests (by Yvonne Winer ) is a beautiful poetic book! It's on my favorite list too.

Other beautiful books in that series:
Frogs Sing Songs
Spiders Spin Webs
Butterflies Fly

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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 3:53pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm
Thanks for the tip, Janette. I just ordered it! Should go well with our botany unit in the spring!

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A Seed is Sleepy by Diana Hutts Aston Illustratted by Sylvia Long

I really loved this book!!! The water color pictures are big and bright. It's really a beautiful book!

Key words: Seed, blooms, fruitful, tree, redwood, cones, pods, roots, plants, sunlight, seed coat, shoot, photsynthesis, water, sunflower.



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Posted: April 09 2008 at 3:56pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
I love that book too! So much, that it was my Picture Book of the Day a few weeks back.   

Ruth, your keyword section is so much more descriptive than mine! I'm combining the posts to keep it all together.

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Oops! I didn't realize it had been posted here.    

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Posted: April 10 2008 at 8:06am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
Ruth, this is a perfect book for this time of year. If you hadn't posted, it wouldn't have gotten bumped.   

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Josias, Hold the Book
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