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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey is perilous: one of the bigger seeds is burned by the sun another falls into the ocean...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Language
English
Description
We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. Seeds are fundamental objects of beauty, evolutionary wonders, and simple fascinations. Yet,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 400L
Language
English
Description
Everyone tells a small boy that the carrot seed he has planted will never grow, but his patience is rewarded. Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Historically, seed companies were generally small, often family-run businesses. Because they were regionally based, they could focus on varieties well-suited to the local environment. However the absorption of these small, independent seed businesses into large multinationals, combined with the advancement of biotechnology resulting in hybrids and GMO seeds, has led to a serious loss of genetic diversity. The public is now at the mercy of the corporations...
Author
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Much of our food comes from seeds. But where do our seeds come from? And where are they going? For much of human history, farmers saved their own seed stocks to ensure a good harvest from year to year. In the mid-twentieth century, governments became involved in seed saving, creating massive seed libraries cataloguing thousands of varieties. This biodiversity has come under attack in recent decades, as corporations have replaced heirloom varieties...
Publisher
Prescott Valley Public Library
Pub. Date
2022-
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Annual. Old kitchen garden flower, 18?20" tall, also known as Pot Marigold. Beautiful daisy-like flowers feed pollinators, are good for informal bouquets, and are also edible. Blossoms can be snipped from their stems, dried and added to soups, salads and stews. They are also used in homeopathic remedies and herbal tinctures and ointments for their antiseptic and soothing qualities.
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Many people garden because they enjoy the independence of producing their own food. Yet for many, the how and why of producing seeds remains mysterious and even intimidating. This book explores how seed saving is not only easier than we think, but why it is essential for vibrant, independent, and bountiful gardens."--
11) Seeds
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the seeds of plants, how they grow, and their uses"--Provided by publisher.
16) What will grow?
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
250L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Seeds can be big or small, round or pointy, and all sorts of colors. They can become flowers, trees, fruits, or vegetables, and they grow all times of year, during spring, summer, fall, and winter. But all seeds have one thing in common--inside each is a new plant life waiting to emerge. What kind of plant will bloom? Wait and see what will grow! This jacketed companion picture book to What Will Hatch? features all kinds of seeds, from flowers and...
17) The bad seed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 390L
Language
English
Description
This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be'happy? With Jory John's charming and endearing text and bold expressive illustrations...
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1050L
Language
English
Description
Introduces children to the subject of agriculture, showing not only how plants germinate, grow and produce food, but also about the composition of soil and the creatures who live in it.
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