"The life cycle of a tree is beautifully described in this outstanding book"
Shortlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award
A narrative poem alongside exquisite illustrations describes all the different stages, from the moment a sycamore seed falls onto the earth, to its growth from seedling to sapling to mature tree distributing its own seeds.
It shows too the changing seasons, and through words and pictures children will discover how the tree supports insects, birds and animals, who all make a life ‘in their leaf-laden, bark-bound arboreal home’. It’s full of information yet retains a sense of wonder: ‘how can something so small turn into a tree which is such an incredibly BIG thing to be’.
This is a book for readers of all ages, one to keep and return to again and again.
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With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page.
As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures - squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls - who make it their home.
A rhyming poem builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a fold-out page showing a mature tree shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore. Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth.
It Starts with a Seed was the winner of the inaugural Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed It Starts With A Seed and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
It Starts With A Seed features in the following genres: General Knowledge & Trivia, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Stories in Verse, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, The Natural World
It Starts With A Seed is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
It Starts With A Seed was written by Laura Knowles and published by words & pictures an imprint of Aurum Press
It Starts With A Seed has 34 pages
Yes it is part of It Starts With A series
£8.09
