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As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of Buzz and Feathers presents a natural and human history of seeds, the marvels of the plant kingdom.
"The genius of Hanson's fascinating, inspiring, and entertaining book stems from the fact that it is not about how all kinds of things grow from seeds; it is about the seeds themselves." — Mark Kurlansky, New York Times Book Review...

Brief text and lavish illustrations explain plant reproduction and the purpose of a flower and present some plants which don't seem to be flowers but are.

The Cat in the Hat tells children what plants are used for, how plants grow, and the different parts of a plant.

Simple rhyming text follows a child who plants flower seeds in a garden and loves to watch them grow.

Cuando miramos un árbol, ¿alguna vez nos imaginamos que fue una semilla? Resulta sorprendente saber que ese bello e intrincado despliegue de ramas y hojas tenga su origen en algo tan pequeño. ¡A viajar, semillas! abre un huequito en la tierra y con él, una oportunidad de espiar algo de ese misterio. Las semillas no se quedan quietas: vuelan, nadan, flotan. Esperan, se esconden, caen. Viajan. Esa vida dentro de ellas quiere nacer. Y en su interacción...

Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.