What's This? - Hardcover

Mockford, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841480185 ISBN 13: 9781841480183

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2000

Synopsis

Youngsters can share the excitement of a girl who discovers how a tiny seed gradually grows into a beautiful sunflower, and how the sunflower makes new seeds for the following year, in an engaging book which includes information on cultivating seeds and bulbs.

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Review:

One winter morning a seed lies on the ground. "What's this?" wonders a little girl passing by. Together with an equally curious bird and a wise ginger-colored cat, she plants the seed and begins the wondrous process of growing a flower. What will it be? Every day she waters the patch of soil, and watches over the tender sprout when it emerges. And one summer day, when she runs outside, there is a giant sunflower, beaming up at the sun! The little girl continues to nurture her flower, visiting it, telling all her secrets. And when the fall day comes that the sunflower's head droops, the little girl carefully carries it to school and gives it to her teacher, who helps the class begin the cycle anew. Next summer, every child in the class has a magnificent sunflower!

Caroline Mockford's exquisite acrylic paintings fill every page with lush seasonal color and almost childlike depictions of the girl, the cat, the bird, and the flower. In the simplest and sweetest of terms, Mockford describes the natural life cycle of a flower. Following the story is a page for grownups who may want to go into greater depth with children about roots, shoots, flowers, seeds, and growing sunflowers. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Caroline Mockford is the mother of three growing boys. After gaining a degree in fine art from Norwich School of Art, England, she worked as a nursery school teacher, an experience that gave her invaluable insight into how children explore and learn through books. Caroline works mainly in acrylics to achieve the strong and bold colours that are her trademark. Caroline's other work with Barefoot Books includes her popular Cleo series, featuring Cleo's Alphabet Book (HC: 978-1-84148-002-2; PB: 978-1-84148-722-9), Cleo's Colour Book (HC:978-1-90523-629-9), and Cleo's Counting Book (978-1-84148-206-4; PB: 978-1-84148-705-2).

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841480185
• ISBN 13: 9781841480183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Mockford Caroline