A Seed Is Sleepy (Aston/Long Nature Books)

by Dianna Hutts Aston (Author) Sylvia Long (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds.

Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.

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Starred Review
Gr 1-4 Another contemplative look at the natural world from the pair who created "An Egg Is Quiet" (Chronicle, 2006). This introduction to seeds and plants uses simple sentences that will stretch childrens minds and imaginations. Each spread is devoted to the seeds many attributes, including adventurous, inventive, generous, ancient, and clever. The text then builds on these descriptors with interesting facts: It knows to seek the sunlight.... The author does not shy away from words that children may be unfamiliar with; rather, she constructs sentences that define these words in terms that children can understand: Not all seeds are eager to germinate. Some have lain dormant, or slept undisturbed, for more than a thousand years. Longs ink-and-watercolor sketches, full of rich color and intricate detail, merit high praise. Readers not yet familiar with cursive writing may experience some difficulty deciphering portions of the text independently, but this book is a wonderful addition to units that focus not only on seeds and plants, but also on writing and the language arts."Maura Bresnahan, High Plain Elementary School, Andover, MA" Copyright 2007 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

"This introduction to seeds and plants uses simple sentences that will stretch children's minds and imaginations . a wonderful addition to units that focus not only on seeds and plants, but also on writing and the language arts." "School Library Journal," Starred Review

..".will pull children into basic botany...and encourage kids to wonder about the plant world's mysterious, gorgeous spectrum of possibilities." "Booklist," March 15, 2007

Dianna Hutts Aston
Dianna Hutts Aston is the author of many books for children and is the founder of the nonprofit foundation for disadvantaged children, The Oz Project. She lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Sylvia Long is the illustrator of many best-selling books for children, including Sylvia Long's Mother Goose and Hush Little Baby. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband and their dogs.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780811855204
Lexile Measure
750
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
April 01, 2007
Series
Aston/Long Nature
BISAC categories
JNF051060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Botany
JNF037030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Flowers & Plants
Library of Congress categories
Seeds
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
Recommended 2008 - 2008
Florida Children's Book Award
Nominee 2010 - 2010

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