{"product_id":"a-seed-grows-antoinette-portis-paperback","title":"A Seed Grows -- Antoinette Portis, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out in this bold read-aloud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Sibert Honor Book!\n\nA Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA seed falls, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eAnd settles into the ground, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eAnd the Sun shines, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eAnd the rain comes down, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eAnd the seed grows...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in \u003ci\u003eA Seed Grows \u003c\/i\u003eoffer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdditional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles, and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntoinette Portis is the author of \u003ci\u003eA New Green Day\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning \u003ci\u003eHey, Water! \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eFanfare Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antoinette Portis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.8\" H x 8.8\" L x 0.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780823462612\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66691588227376,"sku":"9780823462612","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780823462612.jpg?v=1777305963","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/a-seed-grows-antoinette-portis-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}