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Plants Can't Sit Still

Contributor(s): Hirsch, Rebecca E (Author), Posada, Mia (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781467780315

Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)

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Pub Date: August 1, 2016

Dewey: 580

LCCN: 2015036957

Lexile Code: 0510

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 05 to 10

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.70" L x 8.90" W ( 0.95 lbs) 32 pages

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Have you ever seen a plant move on its own? Plants might not walk, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move in this fascinating picture book.

Brief description: Mia Posada grew up in Minneapolis, then studied art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also studied art in Florence, Italy, and illustration at Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California. Mia has written and illustrated numerous books including: The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit's Amazing Migration, Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks, and Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors. She illustrated Plants Can't Sit Still which was named a Kirkus Best Children's Books and won the NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts Award. She lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota with her husband and their three kids.

Review Quotes:

"With a doctorate in biology, Hirsch understands her subject, but equally important is her ability to communicate with well-chosen words that make the ideas fun and memorable for children. . . . A new way to see the plants around us."--starred, Booklist

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