# A Seed Grows - Hardcover

by **Antoinette Portis** (Author)

**From a tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out in this bold read-aloud.**

A Sibert Honor Book!  
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book!

To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals.

"_A seed falls,_  
_And settles into the ground,_  
_And the Sun shines,_  
_And the rain comes down,_  
_And the seed grows..."_

Leading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in _A Seed Grows_ offer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle.

Additional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles, and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures.

Antoinette Portis is the author of _A New Green Day_, a _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning _Hey, Water!_

**An American Library Association Notable Children's Book**  
**A CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Finalist**  
**A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year**  
**A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year**  
**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection**  
**A _Horn Book_ Fanfare Title**

### Author Biography

**Antoinette Portis** is the author of many inventive books for children, including _Not a Box_, a _New York Times_ Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book _Hey, Water!_, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said "This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists". Other titles include _A New Green Day_ which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year, as well as the ALA Notable Books _Wait_ and _Now_. A recipient of the Prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she lives in Southern California. Visit her at Antoinetteportis.com

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.2 x 9.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 21, 2022

**Award:** Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2023)

**Award:** Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) (2023)

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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