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.

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.

"From a seed with a papery wing to a flowering tree, learn all about the different stages in a maple tree's life cycle. Told from the tree's perspective, early readers get a first-hand experience into its life stages. Simple sentences help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography"--

The Seed: Beauty in the Life Cycle of a Maple Tree tells the story of a helicopter seed and its changes and growth until it becomes a majestic maple tree. Little readers will feel connected with nature through the beautiful illustrations of this life cycle.

Follows the life cycle of a sugar maple tree.

Take a closer look at life cycles! During their lives, animals and plants change and grow. This book explains how a maple tree develops from a seed into a tree. You can also find out where maple trees grow and the dangers that they can face.

Explore the life cycles of creatures large and small, from the simple mayfly to Africa's proud lion. Told from the creature's perspective, early readers get a first-hand experience into their life stages. Simple sentences help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography.

This Springboard into Science Series shows young children that every living thing goes through a cycle of development and growth that is unique to its species. Life Cycles introduces young readers to the fascinating series of life changes for plants and animals as familiar as green beans and chickens and as elusive as hummingbirds and jumping spiders. Full-color, close-up photographs and straightforward, easy-to-understand text help bring each reader's understanding of nature full cycle. Maple trees bloom in spring. They also grow two kinds of flowers and a type of fruit that has "wings." Take a close look at a maple tree's full cycle of growth and development. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees. "Children will beg to share this book over and over."--American Bookseller