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  • Published: 15 February 1999
  • ISBN: 9780698115590
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $24.00

The Reason for a Flower

A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds



Repackaged with a new series look! In this colorful, science and biology oriented nonfiction picture book learn all about flowers and their seeds!

“[An] extravagantly beautiful creation. It is unusual in its ingenious way of teaching botany and interesting words to the littlest of readers.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Ms. Heller’s colors and drawings are as electrifying as ever.”
—Los Angeles Times

The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.

  • Published: 15 February 1999
  • ISBN: 9780698115590
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $24.00

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Praise for The Reason for a Flower

"[An] extravagantly beautiful creation. It is unusual in its ingenious way of teaching botany and interesting words to the littlest of readers."
--Publishers Weekly
"Ms. Heller's colors and drawings are as electrifying as ever."
--Los Angeles Times