The Reason for a Flower
by Ruth Heller · Ruth Heller's World of Nature series · Grade 2-4 · Ages Ages 5-9
This colorful nonfiction picture book explains why plants have flowers and how flowers help make seeds. With bright pictures and rhyming words, it introduces parts of a flower and the animals that help plants grow more plants.
Key vocabulary
The colorful part of many plants that helps make seeds. Flowers can be bright and sweet-smelling to attract insects and other helpers.
A tiny yellow or dusty powder made by flowers. It helps plants make seeds.
A sweet liquid inside some flowers. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit flowers to drink it.
The part of a flower that makes pollen. It often looks like a tiny stalk with a dusty tip.
The part of a flower that receives pollen. It helps the flower start making seeds.
The part of a flower where seeds begin to grow. In some plants, it can become a fruit.
A tiny plant starter that can grow into a new plant. Seeds often have a coat to protect them.
The part of a plant that holds seeds. Apples, berries, and pumpkins are all fruits.