how do flowers grow?

"Mom look, sunflowers just like we have!" My garden isn't quite as abundant as I would like yet, but I love that my boys are excited about "working" in it and tending to our plants. And now that they've seen flowers growing in real life, they are even more curious about how they work. 

And behold, now we have a book that explains it all! How Do Flowers Grow? from Usborne (written by Katie Daynes, illustrated by Christine Pym), is a hardy lift-the-flap book that takes you through the many questions that might pop up about flowers. Do plants need food? What does pollen do? What's inside this pod? Why do some plants have tasty berries? ...and, of course, What's making that smell?

Each page is filled with flaps that answer these questions - and of course, like with all Usborne flap books, the flaps aren't  formulaic. One flower has four flaps that open outward, another has spikes to mirror the spiky seed it's explaining... a tree flap even has a mini flap of a bird nest to peek through. And besides the flaps, the pages also contain textile elements like finger tracing lines to follow a bee from flower to flower as it collects pollen, cut-outs to highlight changing weather (snowflakes, raindrops), and smell lines to emphasize stinky flowers. 

Essentially, each page has lots of detail to keep your kiddos engaged while learning about flowers! The illustrations are fun, too - they are detailed enough to accurately depict what's going on with the growing process, but cartoony enough to not feel like you are reading a science textbook. And the info provides an effective balance of teaching but not overwhelming.

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It's that book that will make your kids see flowers in a while new way... and want to go plant some of their own!

Book benefits: 

• In-depth facts presented in a fun, engaging manner
• Hardy cardstock pages withstand lots of exploring
• Q&A format encourages kids to ask questions

​Order your copy of How do Flowers Grow? here! ($14.99, hardcover)

If you are a fan of these early flap books, check out others in the "first questions" series!