Books with title Sunflower

Maddy’s Grandma gives her an unexpected gift—a sunflower seedling. This small gift starts Maddy on an adventure in gardening. The excitement she experiences as she cares for her growing sunflower plant is familiar to all gardeners—and thank goodness Grandma is there when things look desperate! Seventeen colorful acrylic paintings illustrate this picture book for early readers and beginning science lessons.

Darrell Monroe has been a radio DJ, vocalist and poet for most of his adult life. Five years ago, he was driving from Dallas through Oregon on his way to play a gig" While driving on a divided highway in Oregon, he passed a huge tract of sunflowers on his right. As he went by, he glanced to his left and saw a tiny sunflower in a crack across the road next to the median. He stopped at the next coffee shop and wrote "Sammy Sunflower" "Sammy Sunflower" is a simple, happy fictional tale of how sunflowers got their name. The story also teaches youngsters how the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. It is beautifully illustrated and recommended for children ages 2 - 6. Thank you and enjoy! - Darrell Monroe"

Once there was a river, a broad, blue river, that ran swift and strong to the sea.And once there was a girl named Polly, who saw a sturdy old boat named Sunflower sink on that river. But as the years passed, the river...and dirt...and birds...and seeds helped create Sunflower Island out of the skeleton of the wrecked ship.Polly watched while the river created the island, and she also saw its death, when river swept it out to sea. Her family listened to the story countless times over the years, and now you will hear it, too.