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Kerr's picture book about seeds is whimsical with a subtle religious twist and serves as a good tool for teaching children about how plants grow. It would be a book that Sunday School teachers could easily use. Kerr explains the different kinds of seeds and how they grow with the right amount of water, temperature, and other environmental factors. She applies basic science to explain how plants grow, but emphasizes that it's always God who is behind it all. He's the one who controls the weather and the one who tells the plants how to grow. After all, he is the one who controls the Earth. Not only is the book about the plant world, but it is also about God's teachings.
Kerr knows her audience well, and that's something that makes the book effective. Children will find this religious nature book to be easy to understand. Kerr explains everything fully, and her handmade drawings are quite adorable. The drawings are also used as teaching tools, with Kerr encouraging kids to complete simple prompts, such as "splitting a peanut." At the end of the book, Kerr shares tips on how to grow your own plants, with easy steps for parents or Sunday school teachers to do with kids. In a world where it seems that people are distancing themselves from nature, this is the perfect book to introduce kids to the "green" side of the world. Overall, it's a fun, cute, and informative little book with a positive message that is sure to delight young children.
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