Synopses & Reviews
This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings, and nurture their growth. Lois Ehlert's bold collage illustrations include six pages of staggered width, presenting all the flowers of each color of the rainbow.
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“Young children. . .get an idea of how each flower type contributes to the rainbow effect.”--Booklist"Dazzling . . . A celebration of the garden, the power of shape and color."--School Library Journal
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"The stylized representations of flower species are labeled throughout, allowing young children to get an idea of how each flower type contributes to the rainbow effect."--Booklist
"A splendid beginning book of colors and flowers cleverly arranged for young readers."--The Horn Book
"Young readers will love watching the garden grow."--San Francisco Chronicle
"A dazzling celebration . . . of the garden, the power of shape and color, and the harmony of text and image."--School Library Journal
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In this perennial classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author Lois Ehlert, little ones learn the colors of the rainbow as they watch a plants grow in a beautifully vibrant garden. This lap-sized board book is perfect for sharing.
Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and nurture their growth into flowers. Bold, spare text and dazzling illustrations will inspire readers to take a closer look at the natural world and maybe even start a garden of their own.
Celebrate Earth Day, spring, and the basics of gardening while improving color recognition with Lois Ehlert's Planting a Rainbow
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A Spanish-language board book edition of Lois Ehlert's colorful classic
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This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings as well as how to nurture their growth.
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A colorful favorite makes its lap-sized debut!
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Little ones will love to watch a rainbow grow in this lap-sized board book edition of Lois Ehlert's perennial classic.
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Young children. . .get an idea of how each flower type contributes to the rainbow effect.”--Booklist"Dazzling . . . A celebration of the garden, the power of shape and color."--School Library Journal