A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2020 | March 2020 Book of the Month
The wonder of nature and in particular the growth cycle of a tiny seed are beautifully captured in Britta Teckentrup’s luminous illustrations and simple text which, more widely, celebrates finding your own way in the world whoever you are. What happens when one tiny seed takes a long time to get growing? It soon discovers that the faster growing seeds have taken all the space and light. Undaunted, and guarded first by ant and ladybird and later by more and more creatures of the woodlands, the tiny seed begins its own journey seeking out spaces that enable it to flourish and fulfil its potential. It’s a joy to dwell on the illustrations and to let message sink in.
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It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates how some of us are different.
As most of the seeds transform into strong flowers, they block out the sun from the one left behind. But the little seedling persists, twisting and turning until, with the help of bird and insect friends, it finds its own place to grow and blossom. In the end, this little seed turns into a flower that's just as beautiful and healthy as all the others.
Hailed by Publishers Weekly as delicate, complex, extravagant, beautiful and strong, Teckentrup's inviting and softly coloured illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this moving tale about being unique while subtly teaching kids about the life cycle of plants.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Seedling That Didn't Want to Grow and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Seedling That Didn't Want to Grow features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 3+ readers
The Seedling That Didn't Want to Grow is available in Hardback
The Seedling That Didn't Want to Grow was written by Britta Teckentrup and published by Prestel
The Seedling That Didn't Want to Grow has 40 pages
£10.79
