Title: The Tiny Seed
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Publisher: Little Simon
Year: 1987, 2009
ISBN: 978-1416979173
Genre: fiction
Topics: life cycle, science, nature, flowers, seasons
Age Group: 3-7
Awards: n/a
Dewey Category: 581.467
Format: Picture book
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is so much more than a story of how plants grow. It starts with an autumn breeze that sends a bunch of seeds off into the world. We follow one little seed’s journey through different environments or biomes—from icy mountain-tops, to oceans and deserts where the other seeds that fall are unable to grow. Carle guides us through the seasons with ample, yet simple descriptions of this miracle. Children can begin to grasp that each little seed that even makes it through the elements of nature, is lucky to even grow. And to take it a step further, a lesson of overcoming obstacles rings true, as this tiny seed blooms into the biggest flower anyone has ever seen. Friendship, change, and the cyclical nature of life are big concepts that are brought down to a manageable size in this worthy picture book classic.
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