Students look for bugs in the pictures.

Richards's carefully worded information provides an excellent introduction to seeds, their purpose, and growth that should be easy for young children to grasp.

• http://www.amazon.com/Suitcase-Exceptional-Nonfiction-Titles-Primary/dp/0822559919/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369174483&sr=1-1&keywords=a+fruit+is+a+suitcase+for+seeds

“Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup.” So begins Lois Ehlert’s bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds (green bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot). Then the real gardening happens . . . planting, weeding, harvesting, washing, chopping, and cooking! In the end? “It was the best soup ever.” Ehlert’s simple, colorful cut-paper-style illustrations are child-friendly, as is the big black type. A recipe for vegetable soup tops it all off!

• http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Vegetable-Soup-Voyager-Books/dp/0152325808/ref=pd_sim_b_10

"Building on a rhyme that will be familiar to many children, author-illustrator Cole creates an enticing guide to creating a garden. 'This is the garden that Jack planted...' The final illustration presents a satisfied-looking boy surrounded by a lush, bird-filled flower garden....A concluding page of gardening suggestions serves as a springboard to books with more specific guidelines."--Horn Book.

• http://www.amazon.com/Jacks-Garden-Henry-Cole/dp/068815283X/ref=pd_sim_b_7

First recorded in nineteenth-century Russia by Aleksei Tolstoy, The Gigantic Turnip is a truly hilarious folk tale for children under five and beginner readers. And there's a special surprise right at the end! It features simple vocabulary, repetition to aid in memorization, and plenty of counting practice for young readers. Niamh Sharkey's quirky folk art illustrations lend to the humor of the story and the personalities of the characters. It is a lovely way to introduce young readers to a classic Russian tale.

• http://www.amazon.com/Gigantic-Turnip-Tell-Story-Hardcover/dp/1846862981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369174160&sr=8-1&keywords=the+gigantic+turnip

Watch sunflower seeds grow into beautiful sunflowers. Learn about this flower's life cycle from start to finish.

• http://www.amazon.com/Life-Cycle-Sunflower-Pebble-Plus/dp/0736867147/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369174312&sr=1-1&keywords=the+life+cycle+of+a+sunflower

The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.

• http://www.amazon.com/Reason-Flower-World-Nature/dp/0698115597/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369174419&sr=1-1&keywords=the+reason+of+flower

Eric Carle’s classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. This mini-book includes a piece of detachable seed-embedded paper housed on the inside front cover. Readers can plant the entire piece of paper and watch as their very own tiny seeds grow into beautiful wildflowers.

• http://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Seed-World-Eric-Carle/dp/1416979174/ref=pd_sim_b_11