Plants on the Move
Hardcover – Picture Book, May 25, 2021
Charlesbridge · Hardcover · May 25, 2021
A gorgeous, lyrical exploration of how seeds travel from plant to plant, take root, and grow.
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- Who it’s for
- A lyrical, artful look at the surprising ways plants travel and reproduce.
- Themes
- Seed dispersal, Plant growth, Plant reproduction
- Genres
- Plants & Flowers, Kids' Gardening, Biology & Life Science
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A gorgeous, lyrical exploration of how seeds travel from plant to plant, take root, and grow. When you think of a plant, you don't think of how it moves. But the feathery seeds of the dandelion fly to other gardens, strawberry tendrils creep, and maple seeds spin. There are many different ways plants move, not only as they grow, but in their quest to reproduce: falling, clinging, floating, burrowing--even exploding!
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Fourteen plant journeys are chronicled, but more than sixty species are highlighed in Émilie Vast's fantastic and unique art style. Learn the scientific names for the different ways plants move.
Seeds in Motion
A lyrical, artful look at the surprising ways plants travel and reproduce.
Come here for
- Plant journeys told through Émilie Vast’s distinctive art
- The odd delight of seeds that float, cling, spin, or explode
Expect
- Fourteen journeys featuring more than sixty plant species
- Scientific names for the different ways plants move
Where it sits
| Plants & Flowers | 100% |
|---|---|
| Kids' Gardening | 55% |
| Biology & Life Science | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Gardening
- Plants & Flowers
- Botany & Plant Science
- Authors
- Émilie Vast
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- May 25, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Seed dispersal · Plant growth · Plant reproduction
- Reading lane
- Kids' Gardening