Did you know that every flower starts as a tiny bud? As they grow, flowers bloom and make seeds that turn into new plants. In spring, when it gets warmer and rainy, plants love to show off their colorful flowers. Flowers come in all sorts of beautiful colors and shapes!
Some plants, called annuals, have bright flowers that last for just one season. Others, called perennials, live for many years and usually have smaller flowers. Some flowers, like peonies and poppies, open up when the sun is out and close when it’s dark or cloudy. Jasmine flowers smell amazing at night to attract special insects that help them grow.
Bees love flowers too! They collect nectar to make honey and help flowers by spreading pollen. But bees need our help because things like climate change and pesticides are making it hard for them to survive. Hummingbirds and butterflies also enjoy nectar and help flowers grow by moving pollen around. Did you know that bats help pollinate over 300 types of fruit?
After pollination, flowers can turn into fruits and seeds. Animals help spread seeds by eating fruits and dropping the seeds in new places. Some seeds fly in the wind, while others are tough and can wait years to grow. Some flowers even grow in water, helping clean the water and giving animals a place to live.
Flowers make our world beautiful and help nature stay healthy and strong!
Have you ever wondered what rain is? When water gets warm, it turns into vapor and floats up into the sky, forming clouds. When clouds get heavy, they let go of the water as raindrops.
What do animals do when it rains? Cats, like Kitty, don’t like getting wet, so they find a dry spot to hide. Ducks, on the other hand, have special oil on their feathers that keeps them dry, so they don’t mind the rain.
Squirrels use their fluffy tails as umbrellas when it rains lightly, but they stay in their nests during heavy rain. Beetles have hard shells that keep them dry, and earthworms love the wet ground after it rains.
Butterflies hide when it rains because they can’t fly when they’re wet. Birds usually find shelter, but after the rain, you can hear them chirping happily.
Once upon a time in India, there was a boy who loved trees. Trees give us shade, food, and homes for animals. But every year, floods took away more trees, leaving animals without homes.
The boy wanted to help, so he planted 20 bamboo saplings. He watered them every day and watched them grow into a big patch of bamboo. But he knew he needed more trees to help the animals.
He planted more trees and brought seeds from nearby villages. Over the years, he grew a forest that became home to many animals. Some people wanted to cut down the forest, but the boy, now a man, kept planting and protecting it.
Today, the forest is a beautiful place full of wildlife, thanks to the boy who never gave up.
Leaves might look simple, but they do amazing things! They have something called chlorophyll that helps them make food for the plant using sunlight, water, and air. In autumn, when days get shorter, leaves change color and fall to the ground.
As leaves fall, some birds fly to warmer places, and small animals hide under the leaves. Wet leaves become cozy homes for frogs, insects, and snails. Chipmunks gather seeds, and squirrels hide nuts under leaves to eat in winter. Mushrooms grow in damp places, and deer love to eat them.
In autumn, animals get ready for winter, and leaves show us how amazing nature can be. If you love stories like these, ask a grown-up to help you find more books to explore!
Go on a nature walk with a grown-up and find different types of flowers. Bring a notebook and draw the flowers you see. Write down the colors, shapes, and any insects you notice visiting the flowers. Do you see bees, butterflies, or hummingbirds? Try to visit the same spot after a week and see if anything has changed. Discuss with your friends or family why these changes might have happened.
With the help of an adult, plant a few seeds in small pots or a garden. You can use seeds from fruits you eat or buy a packet of flower seeds. Water them regularly and observe how they grow. Keep a diary of their growth and draw pictures of the changes you see. Talk about what plants need to grow and how they help animals and people.
Next time it rains, look outside or take a walk with an adult. Notice what animals you see and where they go. Do you see any birds, squirrels, or insects? How do they behave in the rain? After the rain stops, listen for the sounds of birds and other animals. Discuss why some animals might like the rain and others do not.
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**Flora: A Botanical Pop-Up Book**
Every flower begins as a bud. Their blooms produce seeds which root into sprouts. Spring brings rain and warmer weather, encouraging plants to produce flowers. While all flowers share the same humble beginnings, they come in a stunning range of brilliant hues and exceptional shapes.
Annual plants have bright, showy blossoms that last a single season, while perennial plants survive many years and tend to have smaller flowers. Many peony and poppy flowers open in sunlight, closing at night and on cloudy days. Jasmine flowers release their fragrance after the sun sets to attract nighttime pollinators.
Some flowers have special colors and scents to attract bees for pollination. Bees turn nectar into honey to feed the colony. Many species of bees are endangered due to climate change, habitat loss, disease, and pesticides. Sweet floral nectar feeds tiny animals and insects, and in return, they share their dusty gifts of pollen with other plants. Hummingbirds can drink up to two times their body weight in nectar a day. When butterflies land on flowers, pollen is transferred to and from their legs. More than 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination.
Flowers produce fruits and seeds after pollination. Creatures deposit fruit seeds in new areas through their droppings. Some seeds are airy enough to float in the wind, while others are carefully armored for years. Every fruit starts as a flower, but not every flower produces fruit. While some flowers grow on land, others flourish in water. Aquatic plants nurture wildlife by filtering water, creating oxygen, and providing shelter. Plants that grow in water often have flexible stems that either float freely or reach into the soil below.
Life is enriched by flowers in many ways. With purpose and beauty, they help nature survive and thrive.
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**Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain?**
What is rain? When water heats up, it turns into warm, wet air called vapor. Vapor rises into the sky, where it becomes cold and turns into a cloud. The cloud becomes bigger until it is so heavy that parts of it fall to the ground as raindrops.
Kitty will find a place that’s dry. Do cats like rain? Water makes a cat’s fur feel heavy, and they don’t like the way it smells. For kitty, it’s rain—rain, go away!
Do ducks like rain? When ducks comb their feathers with their bills, they leave a layer of oil on top. The oil makes water slide off, keeping the feathers closest to the duck’s body dry and warm. In a lake or in the rain, ducks are waterproof.
Rain won’t scare a squirrel away. If it is not raining too hard, a squirrel will curl its tail over its head to make a built-in umbrella. In heavy rains, squirrels stay in their nests to keep dry.
Do beetles like rain? A beetle has a hard shell-like covering that prevents it from getting soaked. Worms are squirmy on wet ground. Yes, earthworms mostly live and travel underground because they need moisture all the time. After it rains, you will see worms because it is wet enough for them.
Do butterflies like rain? Rain makes butterflies too cold to fly. They hide out in protected spots called roosts until the storm passes. When the sun comes out, so do the butterflies.
Do birds like rain? Some do, some don’t. Most small birds tuck themselves away in nests or under anything that will keep the rain off. After a rainstorm passes, you can go outside and listen for all the bird chirps.
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**The Boy Who Grew a Forest**
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is now. In India, on a large river island among farms and families, lived a boy who loved trees. Trees meant shade, food, and shelter for many, but each rainy season, floodwaters swallowed more of the beautiful tree-covered land.
The boy witnessed animals stranded on sandbars, their homes destroyed. He feared that if animals withered without trees, people would too. The boy shared his fears with the village. The elders explained that the only way to help animals was to create new homes for them. They gifted the boy with 20 bamboo saplings.
Determined, he began to plant. Every day he watered the saplings by hand, built a watering system, and lugged heavy buckets from the river. Over time, the bamboo patch grew into a healthy thicket. The boy was proud of his work but worried it wouldn’t be enough to stop the swelling river or provide shelter for animals.
He carried cow dung, earthworms, termites, and seeds from neighboring villages. As years passed, the boy grew, and so did a forest—10 acres, 20 acres, then 40. Wildlife returned for the first time in many years. The man planted more grasses to attract small animals that would keep the tigers happy in the forest and more fruiting trees to help feed hungry elephants.
Not everyone was happy. Some wanted to harvest the forest to build homes, but the man was there to plant anew. Few thought the forest would last, but the man believed in its strength. Now in India, on a large river island among wildlife and trees as tall as buildings, there lives a man who has planted a forest called Molaia, after Jadav Malai Pain, who never stopped planting and protecting.
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**Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book**
A leaf seems simple, but leaves do many things. A leaf contains green chlorophyll that helps it use sunlight, water, and air to make food for the plant. As days shorten, autumn’s brilliance flutters down. With less daylight, chlorophyll disappears from leaves, and bright colors show.
As leaves drop, some birds migrate to warmer places. Hungry critters hide under the layers. Wet, matted leaves are homes for frogs, insects, snails, and slugs. Chipmunks scurry among leaves and stuff their cheeks with seeds. Squirrels bury acorns and nuts under leaves to store for winter feeding. Mushrooms often grow in damp, leaf-covered locations. Deer eat mushrooms, including some kinds that are poisonous to humans.
In autumn, some animals prepare for deep winter sleep. Leaves change; they are amazing. If you don’t have books, what are you waiting for? It’s a kid-safe, ad-free library full of storybooks that are brought to life. Ask your grown-up and start exploring more fun stories like these!
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