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Books in Watch Me Grow series

  • A Butterfly's Life

    Nancy Dickmann

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From egg to larva to pupa to adult, a butterfly goes through many stages before it flutters into the garden. Read about the details of this amazing process in this book that shows how a butterfly's life begins and how the butterfly grows and reproduces.
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  • A Sunflower's Life

    Nancy Dickmann

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Readers will be inspired to grow their own gardens after they read about the life cycle of a sunflower. This title explores the different parts of a sunflower, and follows the stages of the flower's development from seed to growth to reproduction. The farming of sunflowers is also discussed.
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  • Pumpkin

    Barrie Watts

    Library Binding (Smart Apple Media, Aug. 1, 2002)
    A simple introduction to how a pumpkin grows from seed to fruit.
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  • The Life Cycle of a Maple Tree

    Gale George

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Trees are familiar symbols of life and growth, and they provide the perfect chance to teach young readers about life cycles. Readers will delight in learning how a tiny seed becomes a tall maple tree. They’ll follow the seed as it grows from a sprout to a sapling, learning about the different parts of a plant and their function. The text is at once engaging and age-appropriate, and vivid photographs make this life cycle truly come alive. This book is supplemented by a life cycle diagram to give readers a well-rounded reading experience.
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  • A Bean's Life

    Nancy Dickmann

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, June 2, 2010)
    This series provides a first introduction to plant and animal life cycles, exploring how living things grow and reproduce. Readers will learn how new life begins and develops, with an emphasis on the cyclical nature of life.
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  • A Chicken's Life

    Nancy Dickmann

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From egg to chick to adult, the life cycle of a chicken may seem simple, but there are a lot of little steps that make this process happen. Find out how an egg is formed and incubated, what nutrients it contains for the embryo, and how a chick hatches, grows, and reproduces.
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  • My Scooter

    Victor Blaine

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Provides a simple introduction to scooters, their parts, doing tricks, and how to ride safely.
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  • Coral Reef

    Kate Scarborough, Michael Woods

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, June 1, 1997)
    Follows the step-by-step process of the growth of a coral reef, using step-cut pages to emphasize the way things get bigger as they grow
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  • Goldfish

    Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of goldfish.
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  • The Life Cycle of a Sunflower

    Bonnie Phelps

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2015)
    How can a little grey seed grow into a tall and beautiful sunflower? Readers will delight in this fascinating and information-rich book about the life cycle of a sunflower. This volume introduces readers to each step in the growing process, as the sunflower grows roots, a stem, leaves, and finally, a bud that will open into a beautiful yellow flower. Accessible text is paired with eye-catching visuals to help readers gain a dynamic understanding of the concept of life cycles. Readers will also learn about the different parts of a plant and their function. A life cycle diagram concludes the book, helping readers visualize a sunflower’s lifecycle in a memorable way.
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  • The Life Cycle of a Chicken

    Shaye Reynolds

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2015)
    The concept of life cycles can be a difficult one for young readers to comprehend. This book brings the concept to life in a dynamic and fun way. Readers will delight as they follow a familiar animal—the chicken—on its life journey, as it grows from an egg, to a chick, to a juvenile chicken, and finally an adult. Bright photographs and straightforward text help readers gain an understanding of the concept of life cycles. A graphic organizer depicting the chicken’s life cycle concludes the book, giving the reader an accessible and memorable learning experience.
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  • The Life Cycle of a Sunflower

    Bonnie Phelps

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Describes the growth cycle of the sunflower, from its start as a small seed to its life as a fully mature plant, which in turn releases seeds to begin the cycle again.
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