Kristin Sterling is an elementary teacher who loves to write books for children. She has written several nonfiction books for Lerner Publishing Group, including books in the What's the Weather Like? and Colors Everywhere series. Kristin lives in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, with her sweet husband and two mischievous cats.
K-Gr 2-Designed for beginning readers and learners, these are small-format books with a full-color photograph filling two-thirds of each page and a short sentence in a large font on the remaining portion. The same cross-section diagram of a plant with clearly labeled parts is included in each book. Each title uses similar language, e.g., "I see [flowers, leaves, roots, seeds, stems]," "[ ] are parts of plants," and "Do you see [ ]?" The texts in Seeds, Roots, and Stems progress logically and sequentially to describe their functions and purposes, but the narratives in Flowers and Leaves are not as well organized and seem to skip around. A two-page "Facts about [ ]" adds random information. Many books on plant anatomy are less formulaic. For example, Adam Fowler's From Seed to Plant (Children's, 2001) combines botanical topics and significant facts in the chronology of plant growth that gives meaning and relevance to the facts. Brenda Isaevoli's Plants! (HarperCollins, 2006) introduces a larger variety of types, although with less detail. With so many books on these topics available, these books are not essential purchases.-Frances E. Millhouser, formerly at Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, VA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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