I'm A Seed (Rise and Shine)

Two newly planted seeds, the first a marigold, the second a mystery seed, discuss the changes that take place as they grow until the second seed delightedly becomes a bright pumpkin plant with five baby pumpkins. Original.

Jean Marzollo grew up in Manchester, Connecticut. She taught in Arlington (Massachusetts) High School and Harvard's Upward Bound Program before moving to New York City where she became involved in educational publishing. For 20 years, she was the editor of Scholastic's kindergarten magazine, Let's Find Out. Marzollo has written many different kinds of books, including poetry and rhyming books, riddles, nonfiction, science books, sports stories, picture books, beginning readers, and books for preschoolers. "I like the challenge of writing simple prose about complicated subjects," she says. Marzollo lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State's Hudson Valley.
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