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Looking at flowers KEEPING A RECORD

Using colored pencils and a drawing pad, keep records of
flowers that you see. A magnifying glass is useful for looking
It’s hard to imagine a world without flowers. at flowers close-up; scissors and tweezers will help you to

Plants that have flowers grow almost investigate the parts of a flower. A notebook is the flower
everywhere, from gardens to high explorer’ s most important piece of equipment. If you want
a lasting reminder of a flower’ s shape, you can learn how
mountains. Every flower has a particular
shape and color, so that it can perform to press it.
a special job. By the time you’ve finished

reading this book, you’ll know what this Be careful while using
job is, and how the flower does it. Always scissors. Always ask an
ask permission before picking a flower. adult to help.

The pansy is a
typical garden
Animal visitors flower—big,
Many flowers have lots of animal bold, and bright.
visitors throughout the day, or
sometimes even at night. But
what are these animals doing?
Read on, and you’ll find out. Drawing flowers helps you
to see how the different
parts fit together.

This rose flower has Making seeds A cherry is
a juicy fruit
a ring of five petals. Once a flower has withered, that contains
it starts to make seeds. Some
What’s what? seeds come in juicy cases. a single seed.
There is much more to a flower than just We call them fruit. Later on,
its petals. Later on, you can discover you will see how seeds are
what else makes up a flower, and what scattered, and how they turn
all the different parts do. into new plants.
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