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The Tiny Seed

The Tiny Seed

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  • Create Date：2021-05-24 11:58:24
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Eric Carle
  • ISBN：014055713X
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Summary

A classic picture book by Eric Carle - The Tiny Seed。

When the tiny seed is blown away from its parent plant， it travels a very long way - over seas， deserts and mountains。 The tiny seed survives the hazards of the journey and finally falls onto fertile earth。 It grows and grows， becoming the tallest， biggest flower for miles around。 Then one day the wind blows and thousands of the flower's seeds begin their own journeys。

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children。 Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife， Barbara。 The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002。

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Reviews

Jessica Diaz ，

This book gives children an opportunity to learn about parts of the plant， the cycle of the plant's life， and seasons。 It is full of Eric’s art and creative writing。 This book gives children an opportunity to learn about parts of the plant， the cycle of the plant's life， and seasons。 It is full of Eric’s art and creative writing。 。。。more

Nancy Palmer ，

Great story and illustration of the life cycle of a plant。

Sophie O’Sullivan ，

This book was a fantastic read。 The illustrations are intriguing and have many beautiful details that help children understand the seasons and how they change。 The narrative of the story is focused on a tiny seed and how it grows。 This allowed opportunities for lots of questions to be both asked and answered。 The activity that followed reading this book was a cut and stick exercise of the main parts of the story。 The children then wrote a sentence to summarise what happened in their own words。 I This book was a fantastic read。 The illustrations are intriguing and have many beautiful details that help children understand the seasons and how they change。 The narrative of the story is focused on a tiny seed and how it grows。 This allowed opportunities for lots of questions to be both asked and answered。 The activity that followed reading this book was a cut and stick exercise of the main parts of the story。 The children then wrote a sentence to summarise what happened in their own words。 Imagination was vibrant in the classroom， and it was an excellent experience for the children to explore the seasons and learn about how the seed would change。 Following this activity was a chance to do some outdoor learning and think about retelling the story with the wind and the trees。 I highly recommend this book for KS1 children。 。。。more

Christine ，

Preschoolers loved this book！ The beautiful illustrations and easy-to-understand narrative make it easy for students to understand the life cycle of a flower。 I coupled this with a sequencing activity。

Faith ，

I think this is a great book that you could bring in one teaching elementary school and teaching science。 It’s the lifecycle of a seed in a flower which could be really cool to bring into a lesson。 Overall the illustrations are very detailed in the story is simple into the point

Josh Vaculik ，

This Eric Carle classic tells the story of a tiny sunflower seed。 The book teaches what a seed must go through to become a new flower。 They face birds， oceans， the sun， and many other dangers。 If they survive that then the face being trembled by children and picked for a loved one。 In the end the smallest seed id the one who prevails teaching a lesson of perseverance while also teaching about life cycles of flowers。

Emma DiTommaso ，

Grade Level: K-1 Genre: Informational Text I like this book。 I remember reading this book when I was a kid。 It would be a great addition to my classroom。 I like how you get to follow this tiny little seed around。 I also enjoyed the illustrations。

Eve Schortgen ，

This book describes the life cycle of a seed。 It starts with the seed， which then is carried by the wind。 The seed is eventually planted， and when it grows， it has seeds of its own that travel in the wind。 The illustrations are bright and beautiful， and the story is extremely engaging。 Because of this， I gave this story five stars。 It is a perfect read for younger kids who are just beginning to learn about science。 It is a great read for those who teach students ages 5 to 7。

Shaelynn Bowman ，

Genre: InformationalAge Range: Primary All of Eric Carles' illustrations are so beautiful！！ He also wrote about a seeds journey in a fun that keeps students engaged。 Genre: InformationalAge Range: Primary All of Eric Carles' illustrations are so beautiful！！ He also wrote about a seeds journey in a fun that keeps students engaged。 。。。more

Emily E ，

Title: The Tiny SeedAuthor/Illustrator: Eric CarleGenre: FictionTheme（s）: Plant growth， plant life cycle， & scienceOpening line/Sentence: “It is Autumn。 A strong wind is blowing。”Brief Book Summary: At the start of the book the season is autumn and the seeds from flowers are blowing in the wind。 The seeds make a journey but some get burned up by the sun， caught on a snowy mountain， fall into the ocean， fall into the desert， get eaten by a bird and mouse。 By this time it is winter and the seeds h Title: The Tiny SeedAuthor/Illustrator: Eric CarleGenre: FictionTheme（s）: Plant growth， plant life cycle， & scienceOpening line/Sentence: “It is Autumn。 A strong wind is blowing。”Brief Book Summary: At the start of the book the season is autumn and the seeds from flowers are blowing in the wind。 The seeds make a journey but some get burned up by the sun， caught on a snowy mountain， fall into the ocean， fall into the desert， get eaten by a bird and mouse。 By this time it is winter and the seeds have fallen to the ground and are covered with snow。 In spring the seeds start to sprout into plants and in the summer at the end of the story they end up as flowers and the seeds start to blow away in the wind。Response to two professional reviews: The professional reviews talk about how the seeds go through a life cycle and end up starting all over again in the fall。 This book's illustrations help tell children the story without needing words， but Eric Carle does a great job at explaining what is happening on each page。 The book also mentions different seasons of the year when the seeds “travel” by wind and when they start to grow which is true about real plants。Tell Me Framework:Like（s）: The story captures how a seed travels and ends up becoming a plant in the end， which teaches children about the life cycle of plants。 Dislike（s）: The flower at the end of the book was overdramatized in its size， which didn’t really add anything to the story。Pattern（s）: On almost every page of the book the phrase “the tiny seed” is mentioned。Puzzle（s）: Why didn’t the author want to start the book in a different season？Consideration of Instruction Application: After reading this story to preschoolers a teacher could bring in seeds to the classroom for children to plant in pots to keep in the classroom versus planting some outside and observe what happens to the plants as the seasons change。 This activity can be connected to classroom jobs that may exist and one job could be watering the plants and another could be observing them or measuring their growth with a ruler with a teachers help。 。。。more

Virginia Hertz ，

The illustrations in this book are very beautiful。 They could be taken out， framed and hung on the wall。 The book tells the journey of a seed and all the crazy places that it could end up。 Would recommend this book to teach children about plants。 Would double great with a science lesson。

Hannah McMullin ，

Although put into a fun story， Eric Carle does a great job at explaining how seeds become flowers and how the flowers will produce seeds。 Specifically in this story， we follow a small seed， smaller than all of his friends， as he travels and grows into a big flower。 The flower watches as some of his friends do not make the journey to become beautiful flowers， but despite the odds， he is one of the few who make it。 I rate this book a five star because it is an intriguing story of the little seed。 Although put into a fun story， Eric Carle does a great job at explaining how seeds become flowers and how the flowers will produce seeds。 Specifically in this story， we follow a small seed， smaller than all of his friends， as he travels and grows into a big flower。 The flower watches as some of his friends do not make the journey to become beautiful flowers， but despite the odds， he is one of the few who make it。 I rate this book a five star because it is an intriguing story of the little seed。 It is a fun way to look at how plants are made， even if it has a few steps that aren't true for plants in the real world。 It is a great introduction to have children begin to think about how plants are really made。 。。。more

Christopher Lepage ，

A joy to read and share。

Deanna ，

Terrific。

Shaneka Taylor ，

Text-to Teaching Connection: I really enjoyed reading this book！ As a class I would do a year round project， how do the 4 season affect plant growth！ Since school starts in the Fall we would start with the season。 We will plant seed during fall， winter， spring and summer。 We would use pictures， drawing and writing to document our findings！

Liam Shoemaker ，

I am surprised this has such good reviews。 I felt like I was reading something written by a 5th grader。 So many seeds meet unsavory endings， then it upbruolty ends。 😬

Anishka Maia ，

I think I am still too little for this book。 I love the drawings but it is quite long for me。 Mommy said we should read this again when I am older。*read when I was 2 years old

Alicia Evans ，

For: readers wanting a book about the life cycle of a seed。Possible red flags: various forms of seed death。

Nicoleta ，

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Olivia Wisner ，

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a nonfiction book for children in elementary school。 This story follows a group of seeds focusing， particularly on a tiny seed。 At first， the seeds are blown by the wind。 Some of them don’t make it。 The ones that survive settle under the snow。 In spring， the seeds take root and flourish into plants， but have to compete for water and sunlight。 At a couple points throughout the story， humans get in the way of the plants growing （by stomping or picking the plants）。 By The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a nonfiction book for children in elementary school。 This story follows a group of seeds focusing， particularly on a tiny seed。 At first， the seeds are blown by the wind。 Some of them don’t make it。 The ones that survive settle under the snow。 In spring， the seeds take root and flourish into plants， but have to compete for water and sunlight。 At a couple points throughout the story， humans get in the way of the plants growing （by stomping or picking the plants）。 By summer， the plant from the tiny seed has grown into a giant flower that’s visited by birds and insects。 By autumn， the giant flower from the little seed releases it’s own seeds into the wind。 I rated this story 3/5 because it accurately and artistically portrays the journey of a seed in a colorful depiction that’s appropriate for young readers。 I think it could have used more technical terms， for example the author said that birds and insects came to “visit” the giant flower rather than “pollinate” the flower。 The language is simple and describes the journey of the tiny seed in layman’s terms rather than technical terms。 The colorful illustrations are a mix of paint and collage set against a white background。 Some of the pages are text heavy， so when working with children I think it would be best to show the pictures while reading。 This book would be appealing to children who are learning about the life cycle of a seed and would pair nicely with an activity where they get to watch their own seeds grow。 。。。more

Rosie ，

This book follows the journey a tiny seed goes on to become a plant。This book would be good for teaching children about seed dispersion and the conditions needed for a plant to grow。 Children could grow their own plants as part of a plants topic （I would say the plant in the book seems a bit like a sunflower so I personally would grow these） and children can make sure all the conditions for growth are met。 This could be extended to house learning when the plants go home with the children and the This book follows the journey a tiny seed goes on to become a plant。This book would be good for teaching children about seed dispersion and the conditions needed for a plant to grow。 Children could grow their own plants as part of a plants topic （I would say the plant in the book seems a bit like a sunflower so I personally would grow these） and children can make sure all the conditions for growth are met。 This could be extended to house learning when the plants go home with the children and they can have a sunflower competition to see who can grow the tallest flower。 。。。more

Jason ，

While first reading this book I did not realize how big of a message there would be。 The book has so much versatility as it can be taught as a Science lesson with Kindergarteners or 1st graders and it can also be read to show that even the smallest and the biggest underdogs can still pull through as long as they have the heart and desire。

Erin Rice ，

For a book to be informational， it was also really good！ It wasn’t boring even though it was full of facts， I love that about a book！

Jennie Simon ，

Bright， happy early learning from this story of a seed's journey， with amazing collage artistically designed illustrations， showcasing the words。 Captivating tale of how a tiny seed survives the harsh elements of sun， wind， water to plant in the earth。 Interesting way to learn about the four seasons and how they are part of the growth of plants， each in a unique way。 The story comes full circle， for new seeds to journey。 Bright， happy early learning from this story of a seed's journey， with amazing collage artistically designed illustrations， showcasing the words。 Captivating tale of how a tiny seed survives the harsh elements of sun， wind， water to plant in the earth。 Interesting way to learn about the four seasons and how they are part of the growth of plants， each in a unique way。 The story comes full circle， for new seeds to journey。 。。。more

Andrea Bueno ，

Oct。 28， 2020Genre: NonfictionGrades: K-2Nice book about what happens with nature。 Great illustrations！

Allia Krassi ，

The tiny seed is full of fun watercolor illustrations along with an educational Story about The cycle of seeds。 The story about a seed that blows in the wind and has many experiences with the changing seasons such a spring winter and fall and summer。 The seed goes goes through many different climates and terrains。 The story talks about the tiny seed up until it’s able to grow into a big beautiful flower in the summertime That many different birds and butterflies can visit。 I like the story very The tiny seed is full of fun watercolor illustrations along with an educational Story about The cycle of seeds。 The story about a seed that blows in the wind and has many experiences with the changing seasons such a spring winter and fall and summer。 The seed goes goes through many different climates and terrains。 The story talks about the tiny seed up until it’s able to grow into a big beautiful flower in the summertime That many different birds and butterflies can visit。 I like the story very much because it can educate children on how easy it is for plants to grow and how long it takes and how every season affects plants。 。。。more

Nicole ，

awards: nonegrade level: kindergarten-first grade summary: This book tells the story of tiny seeds that are taken through the air in a gust of wind。 They each are lost， one by one， through various circumstances。 By the end， only the tiniest seed remains， and it grows into a great big flower， whose seeds fly into the air next spring to make their own journey。 review: I think this book does a great job of explaining the ways in which seeds are transported all throughout nature。 I like how it not o awards: nonegrade level: kindergarten-first grade summary: This book tells the story of tiny seeds that are taken through the air in a gust of wind。 They each are lost， one by one， through various circumstances。 By the end， only the tiniest seed remains， and it grows into a great big flower， whose seeds fly into the air next spring to make their own journey。 review: I think this book does a great job of explaining the ways in which seeds are transported all throughout nature。 I like how it not only included circumstances where the seed grows into a new flower， but also circumstances where it does not。 As always， in true Eric Carle book fashion， the illustrations are vibrant and aid in telling the story。 classroom uses: After reading this book， I would have children use math skills to sort seeds by size， as well as count them。 As an art activity， they would use tissue paper to create their own great big flowers。 A science activity that I would do with my students would be planting our own seeds， whether inside the classroom in pots， or outside in a school garden。 We would water them and record their growth， in order to teach children about plant life cycles in a way that they are seeing in real time。 。。。more

Sneha Nathani ，

Beautifully narrated， my daughter loves it

Faith ，

This is a very good and educational resource that will also attract to the upper ks1 and lower ks2。 It is rather long and some of the children may find it difficult to pay attention and engaged for this period of time。 It has very clear links to science through plants and growth and is a beautiful story of the journey representing the timeline of a seed across different seasons。

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