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How a Seed Grows (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) Paperback – August 4, 2015
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Winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series
About the Author
Helene J. Jordan was a science editor associated with the American Museum of Natural History. She also served as the editor of Natural History magazine and as the director of the Rockefeller University Press.
Loretta Krupinski has illustrated several children’s books, including Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here by Jean Craighead George, The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo, and her own Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. She has also illustrated one other book in the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro. She successfully grew all the bean plants pictured in this book. She lives on the coast of Maine.
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The experiment from the book was to use old egg shells and an egg carton to germinate 12 bean seeds. Kids were to dig up each seed at a different time frame to see the progress/plant life cycle. The experiment was not even a good selection in my opinion. Egg shells are fragile and hold very little soil AND little kids are very clumsy.
My first alternative experiment... Instead of germinating been seeds in egg shells filled with soil - you can instead watch germination by placing a few seeds between moist paper towels. Use brown paper towels (like what is provided in many public bathrooms) because the roots are white and the contrast will make them easier to see. This also leaves more seeds to plant in the garden because you only need 2-4 seeds instead of 12.
My second alternative.... another way to watch germination and plant growth is to get a terrarium or aquarium (I had one just sitting in the garage) - if you don't want to drill in drain holes into the tank (as I don't), fill the bottom of the terrarium with a layer of rocks and a layer of carbon, fill the rest of the tank with good potting soil. Obtain seeds of varying types in order to see what different roots look like (carrots, radish, beans, etc.). Plant the seeds directly against the glass all the way around the edge of the tank. Now your child can observe everything that is going on underground without digging up or damaging the plants. (FYI - Don't buy the kids see-through pots sold online without verifying they are not made of cheap Styrofoam).
We live in Phoenix, so we plant our gardens 3 times a year. Everybody gets their own garden with their own seeds. My youngest makes sure we all have a windchime in our garden, as well.
And we always go through this book the week we plant -- even though my kids know the steps, the book makes it so interesting for them to follow along. The illustrations are really clear. For homeschoolers, this makes a nice tie-in for journaling -- you could even do measuring and charting -- and of course, what you grow, you can enjoy! We love this one and the "Magic School Bus" planting seeds books.
The illustrations and text are not babyish -- this book is great.