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    Plants Can't Sit Still
    Plants Can't Sit Still
    Plants Can't Sit Still
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    Plants Can't Sit Still

    By Rebecca E. Hirsch and Mia Posada

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    Do plants really move? Absolutely!

    You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it's a sunflower, a Venus flytrap, or an exotic plant like an exploding cucumber, this fascinating picture book shows just how excitingly active plants really are.

    "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

    "Colorful, exuberant illustrations work impressively with the text. . . . Excellent collaboration produced a winner: graceful, informative, and entertaining."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781512420432
    Plants Can't Sit Still
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    Rebecca E. Hirsch

    Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

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    • 4/5
      Author Rebecca E. Hirsch and illustrator Mia Posada explore the movement of plant life in this engaging work of picture-book natural history. From roots growing down into the soil to stems and leave growing up toward the sun, from flowers that bloom at night to those that bloom during the day, from seeds which fly on the wind to those which use other species to migrate, plants are alive, and they simply can't sit still...I initially decided to track down Plants Can't Sit Still because I so enjoyed the artwork of Mia Posada, in her own Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors, and wanted to see more of it. The title reminded me of the many excellent picture-books from Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long - A Seed Is Sleepy, A Rock Is Lively, etc. - that I have read, and sure enough, A Seed Is Sleepy is in the list of further reading here. I liked the idea of this book, to explore plant movement, and I liked the execution. Rebecca E. Hirsch's main narrative is descriptive, and fairly simple from a textual perspective, while her afterword discusses the specifics of each plant depicted. The accompanying artwork from Posada is just lovely, with a gorgeous color palette, and beautiful plant figures throughout. Recommended to all young would-be botanists and nature lovers, and to anyone who enjoys beautiful picture-book art.
    • 4/5
      This book is alll about the things plants do! Plants can hitchhike, face the sun, hide, and some plants can even eat bugs! The illustrations in this book were beautiful and it would be a great way to introduce a unit on plants to students.

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