A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Many seeds travel inside fruits. The fruit is like a suitcase for the seeds. It protects them on their trip.

Readers will learn how fruits are designed to protect a plant’s seeds and also to help the plant spread its seeds to new places.

With prose perfect for read-alouds and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds delves into the world of seeds, their purpose, and how they grow, perfect for young children. Includes questions and answers at the end to further learning and engagement.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books, Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Expository Literature
Copyright 2002
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint First Avenue Editions ™, Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2006-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF037030, JNF051000
Dewey 581.4'67
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10
ATOS Reading Level 3.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 57451
Accelerated Reader® Points 3.6
Features Awards, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Jean Richards

Jean Richards is an actress and the author of several children's books including How the Elephant Got Its Trunk, A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds, and God's Gift. Jean lives and works in New York.

Illustrator: Anca Hariton

Illustrator Anca Hariton trained in fine arts and architecture in Bucharest, Romania. A veteran elementary school teacher, her work includes Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Czechoslovakia, A Fruit Is a Suitcase for a Seed, and Egg Story. She lives in Northern California.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds

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Awards

  • SSLI Book Award Honor Book, Commended, 2002
  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2002

Reviews

School Library Journal

“. . . carefully worded information. . . cleverly presented book.”
School Library Journal