Flowers
Details
Summary
Flowers look like pretty decorations. Did you know that they also have an important job? Flowers make seeds. Inside each seed is a tiny new plant. Using hands on activities, young readers will be introduced to the amazing world of flowers.
Specifications
- Author: Christine Petersen
- Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
- Dewey: 582.13
- BISAC: JNF037030
- Reinforced book (9781602792753): 8 x 8, 24 pages, © 2009
- Hosted ebook (9781602794245H): 24 pages, © 2009
- Series: 21st Century Junior Library
- Subseries: Plants
Leveling
- Accelerated Reader® Quiz: 125109
- Accelerated Reader® Reading Level: 2.7
- Accelerated Reader® Interest Level: Lg
- Accelerated Reader® Points: 0.5
Table of Contents
- Plant Parts
- How Seeds Are Made
- Flower Helpers
- Blowing in the Wind
- Glossary
- Find Out More
- Index
- About the Author
Reviews
School Library Journal
These colorful, cleanly designed books incorporate activities designed to exercise basic science skills, such as observation, estimation, and comparison, but are uneven in quality. In the first book, seed, spore, bulb, cutting, and division are given the once-over; while the text states that tulips and daffodils grow from bulbs, there is no explanation of how bulbs are formed. Flowers neglects to identify and label the parts of a flower, concentrating instead on seeds and pollination. Sunlight identifies the three basic needs of plants and provides a very simple summary of photosynthesis and the movement of food and nutrients through a plant’s vascular system"“without using the words "photosynthesis" or “vascular.” Plants We Eat, Trees, and Healing Plants are stronger titles, offering basic overviews of their topics. However, while the photographs are clear and informative, all of the books suffer from a lack of labeled diagrams.
Contributors
Author: Christine Petersen
Christine Petersen is a freelance writer and environmental educator who lives in Minnesota. When she is not writing, Christine enjoys kayaking, bird-watching, and playing with her young son. She is the author of more than 20 books for young people.