Ten Seeds

This simple counting book has absolutely beautiful illustrations. It shows how 10 planted seeds becomes 1 flowering plant after slugs, dogs, insects etc. destroy 9. It's also simple enough to present to a group- unlike most of the plant life cycle books.

In this book, a child plants sunflower seeds. As the seeds try to grow, they are picked off one by one by birds, stomping feet and other animals. In the end, only one big sunflower is left. It shrivels and dies, dropping its own seeds to start the cycle again.
I like that this is both a counting and science book. It's a good book to pair with a plant growing activity. I also like how realistic it is about nature left to its own devices: many animals and plants don't make it to adulthood.
Overall a good book to read to little ones to expose them to life cycles.

We start with ten seeds and gradually animals either take them or destroy the seedlings, and in the end we're left with just one (gorgeous) sunflower bloom. Happily, the ending shows how that one sunflower will yield ten seeds when the flower dries out. Children enjoyed this surprise ending and understood the connection between the seeds we started with and the new ones we end with.

Ten Seeds is an interactive counting book that doubles as a way to teach children about the life cycle of a flower. The book begins with ten seeds, then counts them down as different environmental factors eventually leave only one remaining flower. These environmental factors range from small animals stealing seeds to a baseball accidentally landing on a small plant. Each of these factors is counted as well, allowing for an additional lesson in subtraction. Between the educational aspects and the colorful illustrations, I would consider this to be an a great book to use as a means of practicing counting with children.

What a great and entertaining book to help show students what all happens to seeds that eventually become flowers! I would absolutely love to read this to my students and possibly include a science lesson with having the students getting to plant their own seeds to see what happens and if it goes along with the book. Great informational book as well as fun ways to include an activity that goes along with it.

We start with ten seeds, then watch as they dwindle away due to natural and human forces. Finally, a flower emerges. And when it goes it leaves...ten seeds.

I didn't really understand what this book was trying to show except maybe how numbers relate to each other, but even with that the sizes of things didn't relate. I really enjoyed how it was illustrated, though I don't see myself using this particular book.