A Dandelion's Life

by John Himmelman

Text and illustrations follow the life cycle of a dandelion, describing its germination, the growth of its flower head, visits by various insects, and the withering of its stem in winter

Genres: Picture Books, Nature

32 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

John Himmelman is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He lives in Connecticut with his family.

According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (School of Visual Arts)....It behooves a writer to try and turn what interests them into their work. I've been fortunate to do that with my love of nature, with books - for adults and children - focusing on different natural history topics."

Reviews

[Jocelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a Dandelion's life. It is a fun book. If you don't know how Dandelion's form,read this book.

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

decent nonfiction

needs photos

[Sandybear76]

I loved the big illustrations. This book teamed nicely with Nibbles: A Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton. This book was a good, easy nonfiction book for the preschool/kindergarten classes today. I haven't read much nonfiction to these young readers but the book is a great picture book too.