This book discusses a great variety of plants and their seeds in a simple, yet interesting way that children will enjoy. As the books says, "Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide. Sometimes they even cross the ocean and take up their abode in a new land.” The importance of why seeds “travel” and the various means by which they move are investigated. ( SweetHome)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Why Plants Travel
03:39 - Chapter 2
Those that Fly with Plumes or Down: Dandelions
12:37 - Chapter 3
Thistles
05:07 - Chapter 4
Milkweeds
05:03 - Chapter 5
Lettuce
02:31 - Chapter 6
Clematis
01:38 - Chapter 7
Asters and Golden-Rod
01:54 - Chapter 8
The Willow
07:13 - Chapter 9
Cattails
02:05 - Chapter 10
Geraniums
02:02 - Chapter 11
Cotton
05:03 - Chapter 12
Other Fly-Aways
01:21 - Chapter 13
Seeds that Fly with Wings: Maples
05:14 - Chapter 14
Elms
02:14 - Chapter 15
Ash Trees
02:34 - Chapter 16
Pines
03:44 - Chapter 17
Seeds that Fly without Wings or Plumes
02:38 - Chapter 18
Other Seeds that are Moved by the Wind
02:10 - Chapter 19
Tumbleweeds
02:44 - Chapter 20
Wanderers that Cling: Burdocks
03:52 - Chapter 21
Cockleburs and Sand Spurs
02:05 - Chapter 22
Tick Trefoil
03:21 - Chapter 23
Stick Tights
03:52 - Chapter 24
Agrimony and Other Weeds
01:36 - Chapter 25
Flax
02:30 - Chapter 26
Mistletoe
01:34 - Chapter 27
Other Plants with Sticky Seeds or Seed Pods
03:05 - Chapter 28
Wanderers that Float
03:23 - Chapter 29
Seeds that Animals Like to Eat: The Hickory
02:43 - Chapter 30
Walnuts and Butternuts
02:39 - Chapter 31
The Chestnut
01:48 - Chapter 32
Other Edible Seeds
01:30 - Chapter 33
Berries
02:17 - Chapter 34
Cherries
02:11 - Chapter 35
Apples
01:30 - Chapter 36
Seeds that are Shot Away: Oxalis
01:46 - Chapter 37
Witch-Hazel
02:33 - Chapter 38
Touch-Me-Not
02:16