My granddaughter was rooting for the tiny seed. Good book for helping illustrate the life cycle of a plant.Reread today-- my granddaughter still loves Eric Carle... she will be 10 in August.

This "children's" book is about a flower seed. The seed is planted among other seeds, and during flowerhood it has to watch all of its friends get brutally ripped out of the ground, trampled, burnt alive, drowned, killed on impact, or eaten by birds or mice. Soon all the flowers are murdered and the Tiny Seed is the last one. Not to give away any spoilers or anything, but the Tiny Seed becomes the greatest biggest flower ever. Anyway, this book deals with the harsh life cycle of the Tiny Seed an...

This is a charming book about the life cycle of a flower through the adventure of a particular tiny seed. The story begins with the wind sweeping up seeds to start an exciting journey through the different seasons. It focuses on the dispersal of seeds and the many obstacles they face before becoming a beautiful flower. Eric Carle uses a simple style with colorful illustrations to bring the story to life. The story is clearly and accurately portrayed by visually showing the reader what the text s...

‘The Tiny Seed’, is a beautifully descriptive book describing the journey of a tiny seed and the dangers it faces after being swept up by the wind along with many ‘bigger’ seeds. The seeds are taken over deserts, oceans and up by the sun but the tiny seed survive because it cannot go as high as the bigger seeds. When the seeds eventually land, tiny seed is faced with even more dangers such as birds eating the seeds and when the bigger seeds begin to flower, tiny seed is upset and does not believ...

The life cycle of a seed and a flower is the subject for this story. It is also a study in hope and to keep going and not be discouraged by the things that don't go the way one thinks they should.I love the colors Eric Carle uses. This is a fun book.My nephew read this with me. He seemed engaged. He likes flowers, but he likes the bugs in the flower beds more. He gave this 3 stars.

When powerful grown-ups act like there is no tomorrow, educating the next generation about the fragility of our nature and environment becomes a crucial mission.Once upon a time, when I spent my days in a library full of books and children, and planned my lessons to open their hearts and minds to the natural miracles of our planet, I usually picked this classic by Eric Carle to read to first grade at some point. It is a straightforward story about the adventurous journey of millions of seeds who...

‘The Tiny Seed’ is a great book to read to young children aged 4-6. You can start a series of Science lessons by going through the book as a class first, which also ties in cross curricular with Literacy. The short story by Eric Carle contains lots of facts regarding the life cycle of a plant. Children can visually see the growth of a seed, through the brilliantly, colourful illustrations which they can enjoy and appreciate, as it balances out the informative text.The children can follow the ste...

It's a cute book about the cycle of a flower, but more importantly about how a child might be small and behind in the beginning, can truly thrive if he keeps on going and trying.

The illustrations in the book are perfect and leading. They add to the text and create a place for better understanding. I also really enjoyed the story which went along with it. A story about seasons and seeds and their growth. Seeds movement throughout the earth and around the world. It is a very good cool read.

No ... despite all the good ratings I don't like this book at all. A seed on fire because it got burnt by the sun's rays? What?

This book is great for teaching parts of a plant. Students start to learn about parts of a plant in first grade. This book has great illustration and parts are clear for children to see. They also get to learn about the seasons when plant grows and dies. Teachers could have students plant their seeds and observe it grow into plants. Students can write and draw their observations. This would be a fun and educational hands-on experiment.

This book follows the journey a tiny seed goes on to become a plant.This book would be good for teaching children about seed dispersion and the conditions needed for a plant to grow. Children could grow their own plants as part of a plants topic (I would say the plant in the book seems a bit like a sunflower so I personally would grow these) and children can make sure all the conditions for growth are met. This could be extended to house learning when the plants go home with the children and the...

#2“The Tiny Seed,” by Erice Carle is a story about a tiny seed of a flower who is among large seeds who face the challenges of making it through many obstacles to become a beautiful flower. The journey for the tiny seed is much more difficult than it is for the others, but the tiny seed pushes through and never gives up. Many other seeds faced trouble as they encountered cold snow and hot deserts that ends the journey for them. Some are eaten by birds and or stepped on by children and they can n...

The Tiny Seed by Eric CarleA simple story by the author Eric Carle about the life cycle of a tiny seed. He starts the story in autumn with the journey of the seeds which have just been dispersed into the wind . He focuses on the life of the smallest seed of them all. The story continues on each page with what happens throughout the year as each seeds looks for the perfect place to land before spring. He contrasts how the bigger seeds don’t survive as they went too near the sun, or get stuck on a...

SUMMARY: A tiny seed, smaller than the others, makes a very long journey until it can grow into something amazing.ILLUSTRATIONS: Eric Carle's style is simple, yet rich with color and story.REVIEW: It is important to note that I am reviewing the Level 2 Reader which is NOT the classic original of The Tiny Seed. This is a slightly revised version that is in a level 2 reader format. One of the things I love about the words in this book is that is does not feel as if they were "dumbed" down to make

summary: This story is during Autumn. It is about a seed that gets blown by the wind. The tiny seed does not go as fast as the other. The tiny seed does not go as high as the others. The tiny seed is so small that the bird does not see it. It then turns to winter, then to spring. The seed is still small and has not grown into a plant yet. The tiny seed finally grows but its neighbor grows faster. However, the neighbor flower is picked and now the plant that was tiny is now taller than the housed...

The Tiny Seed is an intriguing story, which tells the story of a seed’s journey. The story begins with a tiny seed, as it is blown by the wind into different weather conditions, as it eventually takes settles into the ground ready to become a flower. Eventually the flower that has grown begins to die, allowing new seeds to be released into the wind; hence the cycle of a plant begins again. The story is a great introduction in showing children the life cycle of a plant and with that how flowers g...

Instructional Ideas* Book Talk (language arts)After sharing the story, talk with students about what they think would have happened next in the story if the author kept going? Help children to understand that the story follows the seasons in a cyclical order. Point out the season at the start of the story and how the life cycle starts all over again. Review the names of the seasons..Ask: What season is it nw? What season came before this one? What season will come next?* Make a Story Cycle (Lang...

Synthesis:The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a children's picture book that takes the reader through the life cycle of a plant. It begins with a seed in autumn and goes through a full year following one seed in particular. Through fun and colorful illustrations and personifying the seed to make its actions come to life, this book is very informative and entertaining for young readers.Teaching Connections: This book is great for a science lesson on the life-cycle of a seed. It describes the general p...

I came across this book during placement B in a nursery. I used it during the week we decided to grow a seed as a starting point. I think although a little longwinded it unravels the complex life cycle of a plant. It starts off with a seed travelling through various hazardous conditions which have led to some seeds not going through the cycle but one manages to land on an ideal place and is also favoured by good conditions which led to it growing into a big beautiful flower. Eric Carle has a uni...