Author(s): Nancy Dickmann

Children's non-fiction

This book uses simple, leveled text to introduce students to the life cycle of a sunflower, showing how it begins life, grows, and reproduces. Readers will be inspired to grow their own gardens after they read about the life cycle of a sunflower. This title explores the different parts of a sunflower, and follows the stages of the flower's development from seed to growth to reproduction. The farming of sunflowers is also discussed. Whether you're watching a seed sprout, an egg hatch, or a puppy grow, the process of a new life starting is endlessly fascinating. This series provides a first introduction to plant and animal life cycles, exploring how living things grow and reproduce. Readers will learn how new life begins and develops, with an emphasis on the cyclical nature of life.