The Tiny Seed
by Eric Carle · Preschool–Grade 2 · Ages Ages 3–7
A tiny flower seed travels with other seeds as the wind carries them across the sky. Along the way, the seeds face weather, animals, and many challenges as they try to find a place to grow.
Key vocabulary
Very, very small.
A little part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
Air that moves and can blow things around.
To move slowly along, often pushed by wind or water.
To come to rest in one place.
To begin to grow from a seed into a small plant.
The dirt where plants can grow.
When a flower opens up and shows its petals.