From Seed to Cactus

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

How does a little seed grow into a prickly cactus? Follow each step in nature’s cycle—from seeds in the sand to fully grown cacti—in this intriguing book!

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Copyright 2018
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™, LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2017-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.3
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF037030, JNF051000
Dewey 583/.56
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 7.375
Lexile 570
Guided Reading Level L
ATOS Reading Level 2.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 191467
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Lisa Owings

Lisa Owings has a degree in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. She has written and edited a wide variety of educational books for young people. Lisa lives in Andover, Minnesota, with her husband and a small menagerie of pets.

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Start to Finish, Second Series

Learn how a variety of objects are made or how nature’s cycles work—from Start to Finish. Suitable for both struggling and on-level readers, these titles teach science concepts as well as sequential thinking. View available downloads →