SuitabookThe Great Pollination Investigation: and How We Get Food from Flowers
Deborah Hocking
- Reading
- Read it as an exploration rather than rushing through. Pause at each flap to name what is shown, then try the suggested investigation or pollination wand activity together if suitable flowers and supervision are available.
- Themes
- How plants make food: The book investigates flower parts, pollen transfer by animals, and the making of seeds and fruits. It presents pollination as a process to investigate, using flaps, illustrations and fact-packed explanations.
- Learning through investigation: Readers are invited to lift flaps, look inside flowers, observe pollen-carrying animals, and carry out a pollination investigation. The book frames science as something to inspect and try, rather than only read about.
- Worth knowing
- The book features bees and other animals that carry pollen, plus flower interiors and the making of seeds and fruits. A child who dislikes close attention to insects may prefer preparation before reading.