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Published in the United States of America
by Cherry Lake Publishing
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Felix, Rebecca, 1984
What happens to plants in summer? / by Rebecca Felix.
pages cm. -- (Lets look at summer)
Includes index.
Audience: K to Grade 3.
ISBN 978-1-63137-603-0 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-63137-648-1 (pbk.) -
ISBN 978-1-63137-693-1 (pdf ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-63137-738-9 (hosted
ebook)
1. Vegetation and climate--Juvenile literature. 2. Plants--Seasonal
variations--Juvenile literature. 3. Summer--Juvenile literature. I. Title. II.
Series: Felix, Rebecca, 1984- Lets look at summer.
QK745.5.F45 2014 581.722--dc23
ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-435-9 (e-book)
2014004482
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July 2014
Synchred Read-Along Version by:
Triangle Interactive LLC
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Sun
Summer is here. Weather is
hot. It is often sunny.
The sun shines longer during
the day. Sunlight helps plants
grow.
Rain
Summer storms bring rain.
This helps plants grow, too.
Plants use sunlight and water
to make food. They need food
to grow.
Plants grow all summer.
Flowers bloom.
What Do You See?
Do you see the pollen stuck on the bees legs?
Bees
Some flowers have pollen.
Bees gather pollen. Young
bees eat it.
Bees pollinate flowers. This
helps plants to make new
seeds.
What Do You See?
What fruit do you see?
Food
Fruits grow in summer. Many
become ripe .
What Do You See?
What food is this?
Many vegetables are ready to
eat. Fall is coming.
Find Out More
BOOK
Schaefer, Lola M. Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower
Bloomed . Greenwillow-HarperCollins, 2003.
WEB SITE
Plants for KidsScience Kids
www.sciencekids.co.nz/plants.html
Learn about plants through games, quizzes, and activities.
Glossary
bloom (BLOOM) to open as a flower
pollen (PAH-luhn) tiny grains made by flowers and used by
plants to make new seeds
pollinate (PAH-luh-nate) to carry pollen to different parts of a
flower or to another flower
ripe (RYPE) ready to be picked or eaten
Home and School Connection
Use this list of words from the book to help your child become
a better reader. Word games and writing activities can help
beginning readers reinforce literacy skills.
become
bees
bloom
day
during
eat
fall
flowers
food
fruit
gather
grow
helps
hot
legs
longer
make
need
new
plants
pollen
pollinate
rain
ready
ripe
seeds
shines