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A Place to Grow
"But I'm not like other seeds," said the tiny seed with a sniffle. "I'm a floater, not a grower."
"You are a grower," whispered the Wind, "because that's what seeds do--they grow."
No matter where it lands or how desperately it hopes, the tiny seed can't find a place to grow. Will the tiny seed ever find a home, or will it keep searching and floating forever?
Together, the lyrical cadence of Stephanie Bloom's writing and the intriguing perspectives painted by Kelly Murphy vividly convey the journey of a tiny seed navigating its way through a very big world.
With playful charm and touching insight, A Place to Grow inspires us to discover our unique purpose and realize our full potential.
- GenresPicture Books
36 pages, Hardcover
First published August 20, 2002
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January 15, 2021
Another kids gardening book.
February 23, 2011
Finding our place in the world is difficult. For a child, figuring out what they want to be when they grow up changes throughout their life. This book is a wonderful analogy for finding your special place where you belong. Just as the seed floats around trying to find its perfect place, we search for our purpose and our place in the world.
Word shape, movement, font, and color change to represent the words being read. When the seed floats down, the words appear to be floating down to the earth. Italic words mean the seed is thinking. This book is cleverly written and can be used in many lessons such as how appearance of words can change the meaning or interpretation.
The most impacting part of the story is the end... "The beginning..." is written rather than the typical "The End." This story is about finding where you belong and where you can grow. When the seed finally starts to grow it is not the end of the story, it marks the start to a different story. For a student who is struggling to see where they are going this books creates the perfect motivation for patience and hope.
Word shape, movement, font, and color change to represent the words being read. When the seed floats down, the words appear to be floating down to the earth. Italic words mean the seed is thinking. This book is cleverly written and can be used in many lessons such as how appearance of words can change the meaning or interpretation.
The most impacting part of the story is the end... "The beginning..." is written rather than the typical "The End." This story is about finding where you belong and where you can grow. When the seed finally starts to grow it is not the end of the story, it marks the start to a different story. For a student who is struggling to see where they are going this books creates the perfect motivation for patience and hope.
April 7, 2014
Very good book for introducing the plant cycle to children. This was a great book about a seed trying to find a place for him to be planted and eventually grow. The seed is constantly being swept up and moved by the wind until he eventually find the perfect place for him to grow. I would use this for helping to incorporate science with reading. I liked this book for reading because it has some repetition and it is fun to keep the students interested while reading.
December 8, 2011
Nice concept but way too much text. Or maybe the text just seems lengthy because of the scattered placement. Illustrations could be interesting if it wasn't overpowered by the text.
July 5, 2016
I know it's cheesy, and kind of cheating, but this book was so adorable and precious and had a really great message.
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