Fluffy, Flying Seed
A fact-filled picture book about the life cycle of plants with a large fold-out world map (ages 4 to 8)
Published on 6. February 2025
Book
Hardback
28 pages
978-1-916780-07-1 (ISBN)
Description
**Books for Topics Recommended Reads - 50 Best Books for Year 1 (Children Aged 5-6)**
Follow the journey of a fluffy, flying seed as it is carried by the wind and lands safely in a meadow, the perfect place to grow, providing a fascinating and beautiful insight into the world of plants and their importance to us.
This book will feed the curiosity of the youngest of readers who are:
keen to know how the world works
fascinated by nature
enjoy learning new information
The story is carefully written for children learning to read, with additional factual captions for more advanced readers.
And here's the WOW-factor - a large fold-out world map at the end, with diagrams and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and identify animals in the pictures.
Fluffy, Flying Seed is part of the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books:
Aimed at children aged 4 to 8
Covers KS1 primary science subjects that children learn at school
High-quality educational content, beautifully illustrated
Fluffy, Flying Seed explores how a dandelion grows, protects itself, reproduces and transforms from a bright yellow flower into a delicate white ball of fluffy, flying seeds. The book focuses on temperate meadowland and shows the life cycle of wildflowers and how they are important for native animals and insects to grow and thrive.
Each book in the series is set in a different habitat and part of the world:
Small, Sparkling Raindrop (Southeast Asia/wetlands and the water cycle)
Small, Speckled Egg (polar regions and the life cycle of an Arctic tern)
Little, Brown Nut (Amazon rainforest and the life cycle of a Brazil Nut tree)
Tiny, Floating Coral (Great Barrier Reef and the life cycle of coral)
Fluffy, Flying Seed (meadowlands and the life cycle of a dandelion)
Small, Shiny Dung Beetle (African savannah and the life cycle of an insect)
Build your own life cycle library with this series, a brilliant addition to any home or school bookshelf.
Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.
Follow the journey of a fluffy, flying seed as it is carried by the wind and lands safely in a meadow, the perfect place to grow, providing a fascinating and beautiful insight into the world of plants and their importance to us.
This book will feed the curiosity of the youngest of readers who are:
keen to know how the world works
fascinated by nature
enjoy learning new information
The story is carefully written for children learning to read, with additional factual captions for more advanced readers.
And here's the WOW-factor - a large fold-out world map at the end, with diagrams and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and identify animals in the pictures.
Fluffy, Flying Seed is part of the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books:
Aimed at children aged 4 to 8
Covers KS1 primary science subjects that children learn at school
High-quality educational content, beautifully illustrated
Fluffy, Flying Seed explores how a dandelion grows, protects itself, reproduces and transforms from a bright yellow flower into a delicate white ball of fluffy, flying seeds. The book focuses on temperate meadowland and shows the life cycle of wildflowers and how they are important for native animals and insects to grow and thrive.
Each book in the series is set in a different habitat and part of the world:
Small, Sparkling Raindrop (Southeast Asia/wetlands and the water cycle)
Small, Speckled Egg (polar regions and the life cycle of an Arctic tern)
Little, Brown Nut (Amazon rainforest and the life cycle of a Brazil Nut tree)
Tiny, Floating Coral (Great Barrier Reef and the life cycle of coral)
Fluffy, Flying Seed (meadowlands and the life cycle of a dandelion)
Small, Shiny Dung Beetle (African savannah and the life cycle of an insect)
Build your own life cycle library with this series, a brilliant addition to any home or school bookshelf.
Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.
Reviews / Votes
An engaging and enjoyable read, full of delightful illustrations - a lovely addition to any bookshelf! * Through the Bookshelf * Mary Auld's easy-to-follow story progresses in a way that builds understanding and Dawn Cooper's gorgeous colour illustrations bring the story and the science to life. * Lancashire Post * Just as dandelions themselves become wonderfully interactive when they become 'dandelion clocks' and the bestower of wishes, so too is this book. With a tactile die-cut front cover, a fold-out map and an i-spy game that encourages young readers to go back through the book to identify specific animals, this is a book that demands to be picked up and enjoyed. * LoveReading4Kids * This book features incredibly beautiful artwork that brings nature and natural science to life. Some of the illustrations are particularly descriptive, which is a plus for visual learners. * @thekidsbookstagrammer * Hats off to the team who created this attractive hardback which includes a die-cut, textured cover and even a perfect I-Spy game! I am already on the lookout for other titles in this original series and recommend it for all school/local libraries as well as the home. * Books for Keeps *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Reading Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
mit Klappseite(n)
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-916780-07-1 (9781916780071)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mary Auld is an award-winning writer of children's information books, most notably How To Build an Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra. Mary Auld is a pen name for Rachel Cooke, former Editorial Director at Hachette and an honorary fellow of the English Association in recognition of her work in children's non-fiction.
Dawn Cooper is a talented British illustrator with a passion for nature. She is also the illustrator of Little, Brown Nut in the Start Small, Think Big series. Her other recent books include Thirty Trillion Cells (Welbeck), Insect Emporium and Ocean Emporium (Egmont) and Up Close (Wren & Rook). She lives in Bristol, England.
Josh Styles MSc AMRSB MCIEEM who acted as a consultant for Fluffy, Flying Seed, has had a love wild plants from the age of 6 and is multiple award-winning ecologist. Today, Josh is the Botanical Specialist for a large ecology consultancy and runs his own conservation programme, hoping to improve the state of north-west England's wild plants, and our perception of them.
Dawn Cooper is a talented British illustrator with a passion for nature. She is also the illustrator of Little, Brown Nut in the Start Small, Think Big series. Her other recent books include Thirty Trillion Cells (Welbeck), Insect Emporium and Ocean Emporium (Egmont) and Up Close (Wren & Rook). She lives in Bristol, England.
Josh Styles MSc AMRSB MCIEEM who acted as a consultant for Fluffy, Flying Seed, has had a love wild plants from the age of 6 and is multiple award-winning ecologist. Today, Josh is the Botanical Specialist for a large ecology consultancy and runs his own conservation programme, hoping to improve the state of north-west England's wild plants, and our perception of them.
Content
Textured cover with a die-cut dandelion seed head, 28 pages including a fold-out world map, an I-Spy game, a lifecycle illustration of a dandelion plant, and fascinating facts.