Read Grow Inspire Book Week Slogan 2023 (Part 4) GROW

GROW    HOW?

Back to the definition of 'grow'... to become larger or greater over a period of time. How does this happen? Lets read to find out...

Grow: Secrets of Our DNA  by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton

This book begins with the statement, "All living things grow."

The corresponding illustrations show that plants, animals, and humans do just that. 

This understanding is further refined by the next observation: "The way living things grow helps them to survive in different places." Complementary illustrations depict plants and animals that grow quickly or slowly depending on their location.

Beautifully lucid, engaging sentences blend with detailed, informative illustrations that artfully extend big ideas about growth and the role of DNA. 

Something simpler that looks at how young animals — and people — grow into unique individuals is 

Grow by JoAnn Early Macken and Stephanie Fizer Coleman

As We Grow  by Libby Walden and Richard Jones 

No one knows what lies ahead or who they’ll grow to be, It’s all a part of growing up.

In this stunning picture book, Richard Jones’ enchanting illustrations sensitively depict each stage of life and the journey of transformation that we undergo as we grow up. 

The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss and Helen Oxenbury

A little boy, some chicks and a puppy live on a farm. They see the first signs of spring growing in the fields and the little boy asks his mother if he and the puppy will grow too. Of course you will, she assures him, and as spring turns to summer he sees his dog growing taller and the chicks become chickens. But as the seasons change and everything grows around him, the little boy feels like he has stayed the same. Can he really be growing too?

Now to the most obvious way to celebrate growing...look at books about, plants, gardens and growing things for yourself. (Pinterest on Gardening)

Grow! by Rizanino Reyes and Sara Boccaccini Meadows 

Here we meet  fifteen plants and fungi with incredible powers, then learn how to grow them.

Beginning  by   Shelley Moore Thomas and Melissa Castrillon

A father and child see all the wonders and connections in nature and in life as they go about their day.

From a seed to a plant, from an egg to a chick, from a caterpillar to a butterfly, a child and father observe the cycles of nature and come to see that as each journey ends, new adventures begin.

You will not have any trouble finding five books on growing for a book a day!