Leaves (Acorn)

Guillain, Charlotte

ISBN 10: 1432909444 ISBN 13: 9781432909444

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2008

Synopsis

Read this book to find out about leaves and how they are different from plant to plant.

About this title

About the Author

Charlotte Guillain is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

From Booklist

Part of a new Acorn: Spot the Difference subseries about the parts of plants, this small, horizontally formatted book brings botany to the youngest readers. After general facts about what plants need (air, water, and sunlight), the next spread includes a diagrammed photo of a plant and the statement, “Most plants have leaves.” Then, each page is devoted to a different type of leaf, with a crisp, close-up color photo and one or two simple sentences on each page. The interactive text and beautiful photos will have kids pointing at the pages and talking about color, texture (“smooth,” “hairy”), number (the tulip has few leaves; the fern has many), and shape (narrow pine leaves; wide banana plant leaves). The concluding, pictorial glossary sums up the concepts, and a note to parents and teachers suggests activities that include collecting and describing real leaves; this would also provide good preparation for field trips to a botanical garden, nursery, or conservatory. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Hazel Rochman

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1432909444
• ISBN 13: 9781432909444
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24