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The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

Review

Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed is a favorite sign of spring. Children see the long journey a seed takes before becoming a flower. Eric Carle's amazing illustrations take the reader on a journey through the seasons and across the land; from tall, icy mountain tops, over oceans, through the desert, and back to settle into the earth. Once the snow cover melts, the growth begins, and a beautiful flowering plant is born. This is a great story about the giant journey of a tiny seed. The illustrations delight and fascinate every audience.

Age Appropriate

Read Aloud for ages 3-8

Independent Read for ages 5-9

Book Info

The Tiny Seed, Eric Carle, Scholastic Inc. New York, NY. 1989.

Ordering Information

To order call Chasing Butterflies 978-443-9443

Literature Activities

1. Create a giant flower using tissue paper. Bunch up colored tissue paper and make petals. Use paint or green construction paper to make the stem. You can also do the same technique to make a garden.

2. You can also make this giant sunflower with a hole in the middle so the kids can put their faces through the hole.

3. Make cupcakes, frost one cupcake with chocolate frosting for the center of the flower. Use other frosted cupcakes for the petals and decorate with a colorful candy like M&M's*, Skittles*, or Smarties.*

4. Plant giant sunflowers in your garden! Kids are fascinated by, the growth process, and taking care of these giant flowers.

*Trademarks

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