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Leaves use sunlight to make energy, and when the sun fades, leaves burst into color.

Learn how plants store food during the winter and carry water up to the leaves through roots and stems.

Learn how plants grow using their roots and sunlight.

Learn about the role of flowers in pollination and spreading plant growth in this walk through how pollen works.

A seed is like a little package—it has everything that it needs to make a new plant. Learn how tiny seeds can grow into big, leafy foliage.

Camina entre los altos pastos y descubrirás por qué los pastizales son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.

Hi, there! I'm a dandelion. You might see me everywhere, but have you ever stopped to think about how I got there? Learn more about my life cycle and how I went from a tiny little seed to a bold, beautiful flower.

By the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan's ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants. In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people...

The globetrotting naturalists of the 18th century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology. In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus's life and career in readable, relatable prose.

Plant your seeds, water the soil, and watch your garden grow! This engaging and carefully leveled text teaches emergent book explorers about growing a garden with seeds.

What does a garden need? This engaging and easy-to-understand text shows emergent book explorers all the parts of a flourishing garden.

By digging in the dirt, earthworms help plants thrive. This engaging and easy-to-understand text introduces emergent book explorers to the important role earthworms play in gardening.

Watch spring bloom and discover where flowers grow - on trees and bushes as well as in fields and gardens. Pair this nonfiction title with its companion fiction book, The Egg, to celebrate spring.

Where do apples come from? Look at an apple seed, tree, blossom, and finally fruit. Pair this title with its fiction companion book, Emily's Pumpkin.

Do plants really move? Absolutely! You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it's a sunflower, a Venus flytrap, or an exotic plant like an exploding cucumber, this fascinating book shows just how excitingly active plants really are.

A leaf can be a...shade spiller, mouth filler, tree topper, rain stopper. Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of leaves throughout the year.

Discover a jungle of repulsive plants in this gross guide! Learn about a flower that smells like rotting meat, a plant that swallows bugs, leaves that make you itch, and more.

What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don’t? And what’s the tallest plant out there? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling series and the new Netflix show, this new nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as they learn along with Ada.

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.

Con una prosa perfecta para la lectura en voz alta, Una fruta es una maleta para las semillas indaga en el mundo de las semillas, su propósito y cómo crecen, y es perfecto para los niños pequeños. Incluye preguntas y respuestas al final como lectura complementaria y para fomentar el interés.