Planting a Rainbow

by Lois Ehlert, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Perfect for young minds who stop to smell actual roses, this vibrant and colorful ode to flowers is as practical for young gardeners as it is a joy to look at.

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 11 X 8-1/2. Full-color illustrations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780833585332
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Edition description:	Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(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

"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