Two for one - interactive and science! Preschoolers can learn about what plants need to grow, while also getting to do fun activities like wiggle their fingers to water the plant.

Readers press the soil to "plant" seeds, rub the sun to make it shine, pat the clouds to make it rain, say hi to a worm, shoo away a snail, etc. to help a garden grow.

Short but very cute. I like that there aren't special textures or anything, you're just touching the normal book pages. I also like that part of the process of growing the garden is for the flowers to die and spread their seeds. And that it's pro-worm. ( )

Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Writing Style
Attention-grabbing
Participatory
Subject
Flowers
Gardening
Nature
Seeds

Rhymes are used to tell the story of a tiny seed going through the process of being planted and growing. This is for very young kids, but the book is really cute. The rhyming and rhythmic flow of the book are done really well; they do not compromise the story to make it rhyme, like we discussed in the class meeting about novice rhyming in children’s books. The illustrations are simple with a white background but with the plants and different creatures in brighter colors. It’s a simple story but well suited for younger kids and those that appreciate melodic word choices in children’s books. ( )

This book would be great for kindergarten. It is interactive and asks the reader to "tap the clouds" for rain or to point to the flower. This book goes through the life cycle of a flower with a rain shower and bees coming to see it. The book ends with the flower giving off seeds that go into the ground. repeating the cycle This book is very cute and simple and could be read by a first grader or on their own or read aloud with kindergartners. I would use this book to introduce the life cycle of a plant and then use it through out the lessons as a reference, possibly rereading it once or twice. ( )