Seed School

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
One day, a funny looking seed falls from the sky. He doesn't know what kind of plant he will one day grow up to become, but under the watchful eye of Ms. Petal in the garden's seed school, the little seed learns all about being a seed. He and his classmates take classes simular to ones children take in school (such as PE) but they are tailored to seed specific activities.
Seed School has a storybook feel to it and colorful illustrations, but it is more of a non-fiction book than it is a picture book. At times it gets a little technical before it picks up the story of the lost seed again. However, it is a fun introduction to seeds and plant life for young readers.

Font is easy to read. Artwork is SUPER ADORABLE!

The seeds are going through a similar school day as the students would go through.So, students have something familiar to latch onto in this story.

Garden of diversity -- the teacher asks how are they the same and their differences.

Anxiety/worry about not knowing yourself is present in this.

There's science, cultural/diversity differences, and personal identity crisis/learning about yourself. It is a super cute and useful book that would definitely be great to use with science lesson plans.

5★
“‘I have a spiffy hat,’ said the lost seed. ‘Maybe I will be a vine that grows hats.’
. . .

I am good at jokes,’ said the lost seed. ‘Maybe I will grow up to be a joke bush.

What did the dirt in the garden say when it rained?

If this rain doesn’t stop, my name will be mud!’

This is a cute children’s “picture” book that combines drawings with some basic earth science information for kids to learn how things grow. All illustrations are outlined and many are in full colour. Some pages have a mix of colour and black and white, and some are completely black and white like a colouring book.

There are lots of questions (this is for guided reading or classroom use), and there are opportunities to draw lines to connect things.

This is designed to be copied and coloured, which always appeals to me, and there is a little story about the “lost seed”, pretty obviously an acorn, with a spiffy “hat”. It is on the left on the cover.

The other seeds are native to the plot where the lost seed has fallen, so they know what they will grow into, but the acorn has to keep guessing. He’s come from somewhere else. There is some discussion about weeds and different kinds of plants.

Meanwhile, the seeds do exercises to practice being strong enough to push up the dirt when the time comes to dig in and grow.

Of course, there is a handsome oak tree at the end to colour in. And then another one that young artists are asked to add acorns to.

All in all, a worthy addition to any library, home or school to help kids learn to answer Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary’s age-old question: “How does your garden grow?”

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the huge preview copy from which I’ve quoted. I’m a fan of this one!

ARC Copy...absolutely cute and "kawaii" in both illustration and message style, a school for seeds. Young seeds (plus the reader) get to learn everything a young seed needs to know including, parts of a plant, what you need to grow and so forth. In addition a parable in diversity as the entire student seed body grows into different plants. Perfect introduction for children into plant biology in a cute/appealing way.

Lovely little book. Fun for kids and im sure it will be a strong favourite.

We host a lot of events at my library in the Spring to encourage an interest in children for gardening and such. This book will fit in well in our collection. It is appropriate for a large range of ages and the illustrations are well done.

I really enjoyed this book. I think this would be a great reference story to teach kids about plants and how they grow. I liked how it the seeds went to classes like P.E. to learn about being a seed and how they will grow up. I also liked how they addressed diversity and how the seeds were different but similar at the same time. The acorn was also really cute. I was not sure why the beginning of the book was in color and then the rest was in black and white---maybe it was for coloring I'm not sure. Overall, I think this would be a great classroom book for kids.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Seed School would make a fantastic addition to any preschool or elementary unit about seeds and plants. It features a diverse cast of seeds, and the book focuses on their shared attributes as well as what makes each seed special and unique. It has a great message about celebrating our differences, something that is hard to do in an informative text. Highly recommend this to elementary school teachers and librarians.

Beautiful picture book that is both adorable and educational.

Seed School provides a great way to introduce several early scientific concepts to elementary age children. The seeds in the book are learning from Ms Petal what it means to be a seed. They learn about how seeds and plants develop. They learn they are all different in appearance and serve different purposes through their life cycles.

This title is endearing and relatable as the seed children navigate school. The illustrations are fun and colorful and the font is easy to read. The educational aspects sprinkled throughout the book enhance the story without taking away from the continuity of reading. This would be a great title to add to the science classroom, library or bookshelf at home.

Seed School by Joan Holub is a great reference story to teach kids about plants and how they grow. The book introduces several early scientific concepts to elementary age children. 

The seeds in the book are learning from Ms Petal what it means to be a seed. They learn about how seeds and plants develop. They learn they are all different in appearance and serve different purposes through their life cycles.

This title is endearing and relatable as the seed children navigate school. The illustrations are fun and colorful and the font is easy to read. The educational aspects sprinkled throughout the book enhance the story without taking away from the continuity of reading.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Seagrass Press and Seagrass Press for the ARC copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There are a surprising number of picture books about the how and why of seeds. This is a particularly charismatic one since it gives the seeds personality, thought, and aspirations.