Crabtree Publishing Company, l997. Review by Jennifer Johnson. They are the only living things that can make their own food. Plants cannot move from place to place as animals can. They stay in the same spot their whole life.
Plants live in soil, sand, snow, and rock.
How a Plant Grows is one of a set of books from Crabtree which introduces information topics ranging from animals to plants. This one shows the same care in design, presentation and research as the others. Using a combination of coloured illustrations and photographs, the book lists the parts of a plant and then the life cycle. Kalman then provides several paragraphs on why plants are important and concludes with activities such as growing a bean plant and making an indoor garden. The illustration mix of photographic and drawn illustration provides a visual feast for the young learner.