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Take a journey through the seasons and years as we follow the seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page.As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures - squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls - who make it their home. Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth.



About the Author

Laura Knowles

Laura Knowles has a background in children's publishing and is the author of several lyrical non-fiction picture books, including It Starts with a Seed, which was awarded the 2017 Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Nonfiction. Her love of natural history, words and art have drawn her to work on books about animals and nature. She likes tame animals nearly as much as wild ones, and has an elderly goldfish and a very chatty cat.



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