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Seeds
Contributor(s): Robbins, Ken (Author), Robbins, Ken (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0689850417 ISBN-13: 9780689850417
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: January 2005
Annotation: An acclaimed photographer and writer crafts an informative and spectacular chronicle about the life of a seed. With simple verse and breathtaking photographs, this books captures the magic of a seed as it grows. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Trees & Forests
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography

Dewey: 575.68

LCCN: 2005297166

Age Level: 6-9

Grade Level: 1-4

Physical Information: 0.44" H x 8.16" W x 10.4" L (0.81 lbs) 32 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 367 - Superior,Well Above Average
Ingram Children's Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 56
Booklist 12/15/2004 pg. 745
Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2005 pg. 56
School Library Journal 01/01/2005 pg. 114
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2005 pg. 305
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2005 pg. 113
Science Books & Films 01/01/2006 pg. 39

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 106762
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
SEEDS
SEEDS
SEEDS
From summer's flourishing flowers to autumn's succulent fruits, everything begins with a tiny little seed.
In this fascinating chronicle, young readers will learn how seeds grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns. From cherry pits to exploding pods, to sticktight seeds that cling to your shoes, acclaimed photographer and author Ken Robbins illuminates how wondrous nature springs up throughout the year before our very eyes.

Contributor Bio(s): Robbins, Ken: - Ken Robbins specializes in photographic nonfiction books on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to autumn leaves. His book Tools, with its trademark hand-tinted photographs was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. His books for Atheneum include Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer, Trucks, Thunder on the Plains, and Apples. Mr. Robbins lives in East Hampton, Long Island.

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