The Tiny Seed

Jacket Description/Back: In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again. Brief Description: Originally published: [New York: Crowell], 1970. Brief Description: Includes seeded paper to grow your own flowers (p. [2] of cover). Brief Description: A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Brief Description: "The world of Eric Carle"--P. [4] of cover. Marc Notes: Previously published with slightly different text--T.p. verso.; Originally published: New York: Crowell, 1970.; Ages 5 to 7.; Grades K to 3. Publisher Marketing: The charming tale of "The Tiny Seed," by beloved author and illustrator Eric Carle, is now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Eric Carle's classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. Everyone will cheer for the seed's progress as it floats across the sky, nestles in the ground, and finally grows into the giant flower it was always meant to be. With the dazzling collage illustrations and lively text in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read, Carle has created a triumphant and fascinating tale for young readers! Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 247 (EAN 9780689871498, Board Books)

Ingram Children's Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 45 (EAN 9780689871498, Board Books)

PW Notes and Reprints 02/28/2005 pg. 68 (EAN 9780689871498, Board Books)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 247 (EAN 9780689871498, Board Books)

Publishers Weekly 03/13/1987 (EAN 9780887080159, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 04/23/2001 pg. 80 (EAN 9780689842443, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Carle, Eric Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers. Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York. Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration. In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world. Eric Carle es el creador de mas de setenta libros ilustrados para ninos. Nacio en Syracuse, Nueva York, pero a los seis anos de edad se traslado con sus padres a Alemania. En 1952, tras graduarse de la prestigiosa Akademie der Bildenden Kunste de Stuttgart, logro cumplir su sueno de regresar a Nueva York. Ha recibido muchos e importantes premios y distinciones, entre ellos el Laura Ingalls Wilder Award en 2003, por su aportacion global a la literatura y a la ilustracion infantil. En 2002, cincuenta anos despues de su regreso a los Estados Unidos, se inauguro en Amherst, Massachusetts, el Museo Eric Carle de Libros Ilustrados, donde se exhibe, ademas de la obra completa de Eric Carle, un buen numero de originales de los mas destacados ilustradores de libros infantiles del mundo entero.