Planting a Rainbow

by Lois Ehlert, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152626099
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/11/1988
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	151,563
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.35(d)
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor–winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.

Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor–winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"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

Editorial Reviews

Ehlert's simple text and bright, graphic art introduce children to colors, flowers, and gardening in this cheerful concept book. Seeds, bulbs, and corns, all labeled, are planted in the ground and blossom into gay flowers. Following is a series of cleverly layered pages: each is edged with a color of the rainbow, and conceals flowers of the spectrum. Readers will be dazzled by their bright array!

Barnes & Noble Staff

In a companion to Growing Vegetable Soup, Lois Ehlert's signature stylized shapes and flat, bright colors bring forth a bountiful garden in Planting a Rainbow. Die-cut pages featuring one color per spread play up this celebration of seeds sprouting into an array of blossoms that boast the colors of the rainbow. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

"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 —

From the Publisher