This will prime children that books and the library are a resource to gather information on subjects. After reading this book, children could go to their own library to investigate a topic the class is interested in. I also love that the characters gather information by going to the library. It appropriately depicts the plant cycle and teaches about proper plant care. This book would be a great introduction for a science unit, as it includes a variety of scientifically appropriate terms (stem, bloom, bud) in the context of a fiction story. They almost give up, until a small sprout emerges from the soil! They take good care of the plant and discover that it was a seed for a flower. They imagine that it might become a big tree or an exotic plant. (Answers will vary but may include bowl, cake mix, eggs, flour, or cookbook.) 10. Ask the students to look at the cover and tell you what they see that lets them know that Splat will be baking a cake in the story. After learning about growing plants from books and the librarian, they bury the seed and keep a watchful eye over it. Show the students the cover and introduce Splat the cat and his friend Seymour the mouse by pointing to them. Splat and Seymour have no idea what the seed will grow into, so they go to the library to look up information. Oopsie-Daisy is another adventure of Splat the Cat and begins when his pet mouse, Seymour, finds a seed.
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