Kids see plants, flowers, and trees around them every day. In this lively and educational reader, they'll learn how those plants grow. Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth, learning about what plants need to thrive and grow with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and the fun approach National Geographic Readers are known for.

Explores the plant cycle, how seeds grow, ways they travel, and what it takes for a seed to become a plant.

"Gail Gibbons is known for her ability to bring the nonfiction world into focus for young students. Through pictures, captions, and text, this book provides a window into the world of growing things...Erin Mallon complements Gibbons’s text with a clear, clipped, and purposeful narration." -AudioFile Magazine

Learn about what plants are and what they need to grow.

Discusses how pumpkins grow, the different varieties of pumpkins, and the many ways people use them.

Explains how plants grow from seeds, detailing the process step-by-step.

Emergent readers explore basic plant parts and what plants need to grow.