What Will Grow? & What Will Hatch?
WHAT WILL GROW?
by Jennifer Ward illustrated by Susie Ghahremani Bloomsbury 
Praise & AwardsWHAT WILL GROW receives THREE starred reviews!
“A mighty oak of a book . . . This lyrical picture book about the wonders of seeds will charm readers with its fun gatefolds and softly appealing illustrations of animals and plants.” – *starred review, Shelf Awareness
"This bucolic companion to Ward's What Will Hatch? captures the magic and excitement of planting a garden and waiting for it to bloom." - *starred review, School Library Journal "In a quietly lovely follow-up to 2013’s What Will Hatch? Ward repeats the question of the title as she describes a dozen varieties of seeds and the plants and trees they grow into. “Roly, round./ Rain-soaked ground./ What will grow?/ Peas,” she begins as a yellow worm peers at pea plants snaking up a trellis. Ghahremani’s art is playful yet refined, and the soft textures of the wood she paints on bring warmth to vignettes of dandelion-laden meadows, pumpkins stalked by a fox, and frosty winter fields." - *starred review, Publishers Weekly "In this appealing, botanical companion book to What Will Hatch? (2013), Ward and Ghahremani explore what grows from seeds. Each double-page spread begins with a few descriptive, rhyming words on the left side, followed by the question “What will grow?” The answer appears on the right-hand page, and four of these are gatefolds opening upward, downward, or outward to reveal dramatically larger scenes. The downward-opening flap in this section, revealing the carrots growing below ground level, is one of the most beautiful and effective in the book." - Booklist Pine cones. Acorns. Dandelion fuzz. Sunflower seeds. Children are delighted by these natural treasures. But what will become of these little nuggets of life? Ward and Ghahremani follow up their book What Will Hatch? (2013) with this second rhyming and riddling book on seeds. -Kirkus
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WHAT WILL HATCH?
by Jennifer Ward illustrated by Susie Ghahremani Bloomsbury Also available as a board book! 
Praise“Eggs come in many different shapes and sizes, but the most important question to young, curious minds is what will hatch? Science for the very young is done best through joyous learning; education will certainly hatch from these pages. ” - Kirkus
"This attractive picture book introduces a variety of animals’ eggs in brief phrases that include the question “What will hatch?” The first double-page spread illustrates a beach where a clutch of round eggs lie in a hole. The text reads “SANDY ball. / WHAT will HATCH?” On the next spread, three little sea turtles make their way to the water as the text says, “PADDLE and CRAWL—SEA TURTLE.” A die-cut hole representing an egg in the first illustration becomes an ocean bubble on the next page. - Booklist "An elegant interactive design and serene illustrations introduce readers to seven animals that hatch from eggs, including sea turtles, a crocodile, and a platypus. Egg-shaped die cuts peek between pages, as the collaborators give visual and textual clues that let readers guess what nestles inside each egg: “Warm seat. What will hatch? On Daddy’s feet—penguin.” - Publishers Weekly "Ghahremani's folk-art gouache paintings on wood, in soft blues, browns, and greens, are filled with patterns and animals with softly rounded bodies-several in cartoon style. A die-cut hole in each sequence denotes the shape of the creature's egg and is placed among other painted eggs." - School Library Journal |
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