Life Cycles

Ross, Michael Elsohn

ISBN 10: 0761318178 ISBN 13: 9780761318170

Publisher: Millbrook Pr, 2001

Synopsis

The cycle of life phenomena is captured in this colorfully illustrated nature book for young readers as a sunflower, mushroom, and grasshopper come to be.

About this title

From Booklist:

Gr. 2-4. Ross takes readers through the life cycles of a sunflower, a mushroom, and a grasshopper. The first segment accompanies a girl named Carrie in activities familiar to many children--planting a sunflower seed, watching it grow, and saving some seeds for planting in the following spring. The grasshopper's egg-to-egg cycle will also be familiar to many youngsters. Ross does a nice job simplifying the mating process for his young audience. The mushroom's spore-production cycle is the least familiar and the most difficult to grasp, but Ross' clear, direct language and Moore's nicely detailed, realistic watercolor illustrations (especially the close-up of magnified spores) make this material accessible. A boxed inset at the end of each segment provides a few more facts. Lauren Peterson
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From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-3-Realistic, detailed watercolors accompany descriptions of the life cycles of a sunflower, a mushroom, and a grasshopper. A child plants a sunflower seed and then watches as the plant grows taller than her father. Mushroom spores, spread by the wind, search for suitable places to grow. A baby grasshopper hatches, sheds its skin several times as it matures, and finally lays eggs to begin the cycle once again. Boxed insets include a few facts about the object at hand. The clear language and conversational tone make this book a good choice for reading aloud in an introductory classroom lesson on the topic.

Michele Capozzella, Chappaqua Public Library, NY

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About this edition

• Publisher: Millbrook Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761318178
• ISBN 13: 9780761318170
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Moore Gustav