Planting a Rainbow Board Book
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 1, 2003
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- Who it’s for
- A gentle, layered read that follows Lois Ehlert’s clean visual logic.
- Themes
- color recognition, gardening, nature appreciation
- Pacing
- Steady
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In this perennial classic with sturdy board book pages by Caldecott Honor–winning author Lois Ehlert, little ones learn the colors of the rainbow as they watch a plants grow in a beautifully vibrant garden. Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and nurture their growth into flowers.
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Bold, spare text and dazzling illustrations will inspire readers to take a closer look at the natural world and maybe even start a garden of their own. Celebrate Earth Day, spring, and the basics of gardening while improving color recognition with Lois Ehlert's Planting a Rainbow!
Color, Growing
A gentle, layered read that follows Lois Ehlert’s clean visual logic.
Come here for
- author familiarity
- plant-and-color pairing
Expect
- sustained picture-book pacing
- simple, closely held reading
Where it sits
| Plants & Flowers | 85% |
|---|---|
| Kids' Gardening | 51% |
| Colors | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Gardening
- Baby Animals
- Art & Architecture
- Color Books
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- Seasons
- Family Stories
- Nature & Wildlife
- Environment & Conservation
- Authors
- Lois Ehlert
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 1, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- color recognition · gardening · nature appreciation
- Reading lane
- Kids' Gardening