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4th out of 93 books
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48 voters
Planting a Rainbow
by
Lois Ehlert
This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings, and nurture their growth. “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
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
February 28th 1992
by Sandpiper
(first published 1988)
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Oh, my goodness gracious, this book is the cutest thing in the whole wide world of sports, y’all! It’s all about this little girl that plants flowers with her mama and calls them rainbows cause of all the colors! Can you believe it? I almost cried because it was just like the time my mom took me to the Wal-Mart garden center and left me there to shop for three whole days til they got tired of...more
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Oh, my goodness gracious, this book is the cutest thing in the whole wide world of sports, y’all! It’s all about this little girl that plants flowers with her mama and calls them rainbows cause of all the colors! Can you believe it? I almost cried because it was just like the time my mom took me to the Wal-Mart garden center and left me there to shop for three whole days til they got tired of...more
May 22, 2012
June
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents and early elementary or preshool children
Shelves:
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I use this every year for spring-flower-gardening story time. It is always a big hit with preschool. We end by making a flower picture on a flannel board. 1992
A girl picked this (I had her select, so she would listen to a story instead of going to the Early Learning computer.) tonight and had Ms. Piggy (her stuffed animal?) name all the colors (a boy and his dragon got in on the act too).
A girl picked this (I had her select, so she would listen to a story instead of going to the Early Learning computer.) tonight and had Ms. Piggy (her stuffed animal?) name all the colors (a boy and his dragon got in on the act too).
Louis Ehlert books are wonderful for the colorful illustrations and introduction of new words. Many of the plants will be new to the kids and will present new vocabulary. I would use this book for a kindergarten or first grade, possibly second grade classroom, since there are less words throughout the book. This book could be used on a unit in teaching living v. nonliving. As a class we would plant our own plants to ingrain the steps in the book and other books we would have read. Since many of...more
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This is a story about a little girl and her mother who plant seeds in their garden. The girl sees these different coloured flowers come out but thinks they are rainbows.
This is a great book for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. Nursery can use this to be introduced to colours. Reception children will develop their KUW of how plants grow. We could bring in some real plants and flowers for the children. KS1 /2 will be able to use this to learn about the life cycle as part of science and perhaps base a lesson aro...more
This is a great book for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. Nursery can use this to be introduced to colours. Reception children will develop their KUW of how plants grow. We could bring in some real plants and flowers for the children. KS1 /2 will be able to use this to learn about the life cycle as part of science and perhaps base a lesson aro...more
There are many books about the lifecycle of a seed/plant. In this text, however, Ehlert tells the yearly cycle and process that people go through when planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden. In this story a mother and child plant bulbs in fall, order seeds from catalogs in winter, eagerly anticipate the first shoots of spring, select seedlings in summer, "and watch the rainbow grow." I read this story to my class the day after I had read Eric Carle's, "The Tiny Seed." My students ma...more
Several concepts are explored in this book, all of which incorporate the use of labeling to explain and connect the concept of colors, flowers, planting and growing. Planting a Rainbow invites a child of 3 to practice their vocabulary and narrative skills and enables child and a caregiver to read and talk about concepts both old and new. Because children at this age are cognitively trying to distinguish between that which is alive and that which isn’t, this book is an excellent opportunity to di...more
Planting a Rainbow
Louis Ehlert
Grade: Kindergarten
Content:
> Different kinds of colorful plants that can be grown in a garden.
In Kindergarten students will learn how to group plants according to their observable features. This book is a good book to read when introducing this concept to young Kindergartners. At the end of the book the author groups the different plants based on their colors. The teacher can use this idea to pose the question to students of other ways the flowers could be gro...more
Louis Ehlert
Grade: Kindergarten
Content:
> Different kinds of colorful plants that can be grown in a garden.
In Kindergarten students will learn how to group plants according to their observable features. This book is a good book to read when introducing this concept to young Kindergartners. At the end of the book the author groups the different plants based on their colors. The teacher can use this idea to pose the question to students of other ways the flowers could be gro...more
This book is really colorful and informative. It would be great for someone who loved flowers or a child who loved bright colors. This book would be good when we talked about plant cycles and the different types of plants. This book has all kinds of flowers inside that students may have seen outside the classroom. As I read the book, I identified flowers by seeing which ones my mother had planted before. As a class, we could plant a small garden of flowers for the school and maintain that to sho...more
This color concept book features the flowers a young girl and her mother plant in the garden every year. The illustrations show the bulbs planted in the fall and the seed packages ordered in the winter. Then spring arrives and it’s planting time. The flowers that grow in the summer are showcased by color and the edges of the pages line up to form a rainbow.
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Toddler Storytime, Monticello Public Library, June 13, 2011
Planting different flowers in the garden creates a variety of colors in the spring. I'm not a big fan of Ehlert's illustration style, but the bold colors are definitely a draw for the little readers. During the storytime, the librarian had the kiddos call out the different colors on each page, making it a fun, interactive book.
Planting different flowers in the garden creates a variety of colors in the spring. I'm not a big fan of Ehlert's illustration style, but the bold colors are definitely a draw for the little readers. During the storytime, the librarian had the kiddos call out the different colors on each page, making it a fun, interactive book.
Another This was another book I purchased for the light and colors unit. This is a pretty cute book that explains gardening. The illustrations are bright and vibrant. I really like. It explains planting bulbs and seedlings as well as harvesting.
There are several pages that are half sheets. Each one is a different color and displays flowers that are that color.
I like this book.
There are several pages that are half sheets. Each one is a different color and displays flowers that are that color.
I like this book.
A good, simple introduction to the world of gardening. It's missing some details, but that's alright as it's perfect for the scope of the book and target age range. The illustrations are so beautiful, I'm sad that they aren't available as prints. The bold, colorful illustrations are what drew me to pick up the book, and I feel that they would lead a child to do the same.
This concept book will introduce toddlers to colors, while older children will also learn about types of flowers and some basics of gardening. An ABA 'Pick of the Lists' selection and an NSTA-CBC 'Outstanding Science Book for Children.' Recommended for school visits to a Kindergarten or first grade class."
CIP: "A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden."
SLJ: "PreSchool-Grade 1... [A] dazzling celebration of the colorful variety in a flower garden and the cyclical excitem...more
CIP: "A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden."
SLJ: "PreSchool-Grade 1... [A] dazzling celebration of the colorful variety in a flower garden and the cyclical excitem...more
A colourful and simple story that walks its way through a rainbow of flowers. Nice format with gradually wider pages as you progress through the colours (similar to the Very Hungry Caterpillar progressing through his very big lunch). All the flowers are labelled in the illustrations, making for a nice chat about what we have in our garden. Great book for spring.
Ehlert's illustrations are always colorful and cute. What I like best about this book is that it highlights some unusual bulbs, not just daffodils and tulips but "purple bearded rhizome" and "blue hyacinth". Plus, as a gardener I appreciate that she shows the accurate depth at which these bulbs should be planted so that the content is not fluff or misleading.
I really enjoyed this book. It teaches children about planting different types of seeds/bulbs to grow flowers. It teaches children some of the work that goes into planting and how it takes time for things to grow. The little girl in the story shows readers that flowers come in many wonderful colors and that flowers can bring so much beauty to the world.
This book could be used to introduce a lesson on plants. Students could plant their own bean plant and watch it grow in the classroom. It would be most appropriate for students in first grade. Also, it could be used in generating a list of flowers to plant in a class garden. Students will gain an appreciation for nature when they help create it.
This book has excellent illustrations and explains the process for flower gardening very well. My son enjoyed learning about the different flowers and the different ways of planting flowers. We also had a discussion about why roses have thorns while we read this book. I love any book that will have my son asking questions to gain more knowledge.
Basic story of planting a rainbow-colored garden. Though an appropriate topic for children just starting to read, the many flower names make reading difficult. I would suggest the book as a bedtime story. A great story for children learning their colors--a fun and colorful book. It's so far among my favorite books about colors.
Lois Erlert's books are great for sharing. Her illustraions are in the collage style, where she uses paper, fabric and natural materials to create one-of-a-kind pictures. Along with Planting a Rainbow, some of her other popular titles are Growing Vegetable Soup, Eating the Alphabet, Snowballs and Waiting for Wings.
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This is a great book to introduce planting a garden. The pictures are very bold and colorful, which children will love. As an activity you can have the class or any young children plant their own flowers. Teach them how to take care of them so they can grow. It would also be a great idea to bring in some real flowers.
Without farther research I am unsure of the pronunciation of two flowers. These two flowers have truly Latin names. This book is very colorful and even shows the bulbs underground. It would be very interesting to compare the real flowers with the illustrations. The back of the book is divided into flowers of 6 colors.
It is spring time andit is time to go gardening. The beauty of the colors is rich and lively. The story of planting a rainbow to create beauty in the backyard is sweet. This book can get children interested in gardening and watching it come to life. Fun, enjoyable read.
This book is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. There are plenty of informative images pertaining to spring time. This would be a great book to use to introduce the spring season, and then you can go out and try to find some of the flowers mentioned! Love it!
I think this book is a little much for Violet at this point. She doesn't sit through it easily. But...it's a wonderful story with vibrant illustrations about a mother and child planting a flower garden together. I would actually like to do this someday with the girls. :)
Looking for books for my "Things You Love" storytime, I needed one on flowers. This looked good and proved right. I won't be reading the book, but it is one that could work in preschool or toddler. Could do something with the colors. Very bright and eye-catching.
More greatness from Lois Ehlert! The huge font of the story and the tiny font of the labels make this great for either group readaloud or one-on-one sharing and discussing. Includes layered pages that can be turned to reveal flowers of different colors.
All of Lois Ehlert's picture books are just perfect. The colors are bright and eye catching. The materials are clever. The lessons learned are multi-dimensional. I can read Planting a Rainbow to every age of child from 0 to 7 had have it be appropriate.
Great text...Beautiful colorful pictures. I would use this book during the Spring time. This would be a great lesson for preschool and Kindergarten students. At the end of the book you could assist the students in making a flower picture on construction paper.
Plating A Rainbow is an engaging story that teaches the reader about flowers. The book can be used to introduce the reader to types and characteristics of flowers. It would be a great resource to use when describing nature and flowers in the reader's community. It was a great book to read!
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