The Reason for a Flower

A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds

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$9.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
84 per carton
On sale Feb 15, 1999 | 978-0-698-11559-0
Age 5-8 years
Reading Level: Lexile NP
Sales rights: World
“[An] extravagantly beautiful creation. It is unusual in its ingenious way of teaching botany and interesting words to the littlest of readers.”
Publishers Weekly

“Ms. Heller’s colors and drawings are as electrifying as ever.”
Los Angeles Times


The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.

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“[An] extravagantly beautiful creation. It is unusual in its ingenious way of teaching botany and interesting words to the littlest of readers.”
Publishers Weekly

“Ms. Heller’s colors and drawings are as electrifying as ever.”
Los Angeles Times


The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.