Grade 2. 2020. 58 pages. Lexile range: 390-480L. Blossoms, Bees, and Seeds literacy reader serves as an informational text resource that is incorporated into the main activities of many lessons in the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ module How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

Topics include:

Root, Shoot, Flower, and Fruit: Tracking the growth of a tomato plant
A Farm in the City: Growing food in a city
Benefits of Bees: Why bees are important to people
Pollinator Problem: Reasons why there are fewer pollinators around
A Sticky Idea: How nature inspired an invention
Scatter and Scat: Animals moving seeds to grow new plants
Planting with Passion: How scientists create beautiful gardens

The content, presented in below-grade readability for struggling readers, connects student literacy to science in the real world. Pack of 8. Soft cover.